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What was your highest electricity bill?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Lady_Di, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. Lady_Di

    Lady_Di Member

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    We got our full electricity bill yesterday...it was $371 something! Dude! :(

    Our house is a single story with 3 bdrms and we turn off lights when we walk out of the room...

    We definitely have to look at the ways to save money on the bill because $371 is wayy too much.

    I think it is because we were moving in and using a lot of electricity or it could be the fireplace (it's a real one) and old windows.

    I think if we seal the fireplace off and replace the windows with energy saver windows then we would save some money.

    Ouch... :( Now, I can't buy any M.A.C. make up for a while.
     
  2. dskillz

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    DAYUM! I thought my $196 bill this month was crazy. How old are your appliances?

    When I lived in a 1 bedroom apartment on the 3rd floor, my bill got as high as $270.
     
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    wow, thats pretty harsh. highest I have had so far is ~$360...but we have a 2-stry, 5-bdrm. we just moved in this past Feb, though, so I don't have a wealth of experience...

    still, it's a 20 y/o house with it's original A/C and I know the previous owners haven't upgraded any of the insulation or windows...so it's not a very efficient machine.

    that $360 was last month and we kept the upstairs at 85 while we are away at work and the downstairs at 82...
     
  4. Davidoff

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    Lady D, I'd look at adding extra insulation and the efficiency of your A/C unit (in that order) before having new windows put in..
     
  5. Lady_Di

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    We bought energy saver washer, dryer and fridge. The microwave, stove and dishwasher seems to be about 5 years old.

    our house is a 24 yr old house and i'm not sure if the a/c is original or the insulation...we are definitely gonna have a look. I thought 80 was the best temperature to set during the day.
     
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    $527. I'm gonna start walking around in shorts and chonklas only. I make a run through the house everynight now....... to make sure my family turns everything off.
     
  7. Lil Pun

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    Didn't we have one of these threads earlier this summer? Anyway, the highest mine ever got was $212 last summer. This summer, thanks to new, energy efficient appliances, the highest is $160.
     
  8. Hayesfan

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    It was your first bill no? Probably why. See if your electric company does a budget planning payment system. I pay the same amount year round... like 160 bucks so that during the summer and winter it doesn't rise and fall considerably.

    I have had winter bills at 250+ I just bought a new furnace and it went down drastically in the winter
     
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    Yes, we already had one of these threads.

    My bill for June 2008 was $420.00 for a 2-story 3000 sq foot house. So I started being anal towards my roommates about turning off the AC, lights, etc and it went back down to $250.00 for July.
     
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    Condo, around 1100 sq. ft, upstairs, last month was $298.00. I freaked out. I called and saw on my bill that I was paying variable and my pay per KW was very high, I think at 20.9 from 16.5 the month before. I called and received a fixed rate at around 14.3 for the next year with Gexa and received $50.00 off of my next bill.
     
  11. no_answer

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    Ours was $280ish this month, up from $260ish last month. It's for a two story though.
     
  12. meggoleggo

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    One MEEELEEON Dollars. :D


    For serious, I dunno - my sister handles that for me. I think we're somewhere around $150.
     
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    YA'LL must leave the AC running on full blast when ya'll leave for the day to work... turn that **** off. :mad:

    It also has to do with how your house is facing the sun in the afternoon (2-5 p.m.) as this is the time with the strongest and hottest rays.

    Please explain to me how your fireplace is using up so much electricity... :confused:

    Also, replace the winders with double-paned, or get solarscreens.

    Don't say "what?!", you don't know my life! One of your eggs is hanging out, mister eggman! Turn off the lights, thasss' all I'm gonna say... :eek:
     
  14. rrj_gamz

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    $280 for my 1 1/2 story condo...that was last month...that is the highest I've ever paid, however, its a combo of usage and high rates...

    Hell, I keep my A/C at 83 when I'm not home and 80 when I am...
     
  15. mlwoo

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    $450 last month.
     
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    Damn I hate my house.. It's around 600-700 in the summer... It's only 2500 sqft but it's old 1980 2 story home.. single pane windows. I can't afford to spend 15g's on new windows :(
     
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    $411 for me. 3 year old one story 2300 sq foot home.

    Does anyone here have Spark as their provider? I'm thinking of switching from Reliant before a cancellation fee kicks in.
     
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    Also when I leave for work I set it at 80 and when I get home around 4:30-6 I set it back to 75... nothing ever below 75.
     
  19. Uprising

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    My GF's last house (3 bedrooms, single story) bill was $528!!! I was like WTF!

    Thankgod, mine for this month was only $151.

    I have reliant....18cents a Kw. :eek:

    3 bedrooms, 1 story.
     
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    $55 last month for my 620 sq. foot apartment.
     

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