Electric Bill
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
January 12, 2018 11:32am CST
Just got my bill and almost fainted. Now mind you; in the Winter I always keep my thermostat at about 72 degrees (22.22 c) to save on heating costs. It's to the point where I feel like I need to wear my earmuffs and gloves on in the house (crappy insulation).
Now mind you my cost for a kw is .039 (about 4 cents). Since I used 2,833 Kw, that came to $110.49. Okay, that's fine BUT, the company that actually provides the energy TO the energy companies feels they should charge a monthly fee too. Ya know how much that was???? $107.61. Not to mention a base charge of $4.95. That's a total of $223.05. Are you kidding me!!!!
I guess I'm helping to pay for the hurricanes that hit Texas and Puerto Rico.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
12 Jan 18
@sugartoes Well, it's not comfortable for me.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Jan 18
It would be warmer in here if it wasn't for the fact that there is no insulation in the ceiling or walls and the doors are made of metal @LadyDuck . The heat has to kick on constantly to try to maintain any heat.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Jan 18
@sugartoes You must have good insulation in that house.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Jan 18
Nope. Oncor Energy is the supplier to all electric companies and they are no longer regulated so they can do anything they want. I wish I could afford Solar Energy; you can bet I'd have those panels on my roof in a heartbeat @vandana7 .
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
13 Jan 18
i would probably get upset if i seen our bills but my wife pays them so i don't know what they are
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
12 Jan 18
I wish I had a fireplace about now @KristenH .
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Jan 18
what time of the day or night do you unplug your refrigerator?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 Jan 18
Believe it or not that is an excellent idea because the refer is one of the appliances that pulls the most electric @Kandae11 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 Jan 18
@hereandthere I would think she does it in the late evening but that's just my guess.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jan 18
WOW, that is some electric bill. Is there any way you can find another company to supply electricity. Here in Latvia what happens is that they ask you to give them a reading from your electricity and then they figure out how much kw you average during a month and calculate what you have to pay. I have been lucky that my bills have been quite low but then I don't really use too much. My biggest expense during the winter is two electric heaters which have to be going all the time and yet this is an old and drafty house so only two rooms can be heated really well.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
13 Jan 18
Our heats vetween 72 and 90 all winter and we have tvs amd lights on alot but only pay max of $80 a month
