Astronomical Electric Bill, Argh!!!!
@jillybean1222 (6406)
August 3, 2016 10:08am CST
wow, I just opened my newest electric bill and it is the highest it has ever been. I had heard that rates had nearly doubled. How can they get away with that? I mean, really!!! My bill is always high this time of year due to running the air conditioner. Normally, it's in the $250-275 range, but this was nearly $400.... For one month and I live in a very small house.
Wow. I'm already on an extremely tight budget. Not sure how I'll manage this one. And it arrived just in time when I'm trying to buy school books, supplies, and uniforms.
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@AutumnSnow (4583)
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3 Aug 16
WOW that is high. Have you called to see if you can maybe make some kind of payment arrangement with them?
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
3 Aug 16
Well B.O. did say energy bills would skyrocket.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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3 Aug 16
I hadn't heard that, though our electric company did make some sort of quiet announcement
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
3 Aug 16
Wow that's a high bill. Well, did you run the a/c during peak hours?
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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3 Aug 16
yes, but it is still MUCH higher than it normally is this time of year. i always run the a/c a lot.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
3 Aug 16
@jillybean1222 It may be the peak hours they are including.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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3 Aug 16
@infatuatedbby yeah, but i always run my a/c during peak hours. it was announced that they were raising their rates a significant amount for the entire area. it was just the first time it hit my bill and wow, painful.
@jillybean1222 (6406)
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3 Aug 16
yes, i'm just seriously taken aback by this. i know we use a lot of electricity in a household with kids who forget & leave lights on and running the a/c, but the huge increase is unlike any i have experienced in living in this house for 14 years.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Aug 16
That is astronomical! I presume they blame it on the cost of generating and buying power from other utilities.
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@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Aug 16
@jillybean1222 that is awfully expensive. This country has big financial problems and people are always strapped for money. Finally they listened to the people. Now we send the electric company our latest reading and they figure out much electricity we use up on the average and give us one price to pay each month. It works quite well.
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@jillybean1222 (6406)
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3 Aug 16
@RasmaSandra the world just seems so expensive to live in thiese days
@jillybean1222 (6406)
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3 Aug 16
i don't know how people can live a decent life these days. i am getting where i can't afford to buy my kids the things they need.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
3 Aug 16
We have a 2,300 sq. ft total electric home, A/C has been on 24/7 since May and we run a pool filter - our most recent bill was only $207. Have you contacted them? We have cheap electric through the TVA
@Tampa_girl7 (54716)
• United States
6 Aug 16
Wow, that is a horrid amount. The highest we have ever had is around $250.00.
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
4 Aug 16
mercy! i thought mine 'twas high, but that $240 sounds much better now. 'course, we'd triple digit heat fer most'f the month with no rains, so water (i've a well) was essential fer the horses, the garden'n the trees. if'n ya live'n a small house, ya need to see what can be done to insulate't better 'n follow the advice 'f others. make certain yer a/c 'tis clean, change the filter oft (more'n once a month if'n ya got critters...gotta love pet hair!!) 'n see 'bout where ya can caulk, add more insulation, put insulated shades 'p where ya can to block the suns rays. this'll also help with yer heatin' come winter.
our's'd not be so high if'n the hubs'd put the new roof ('tis a mobile home, ol' model 'n can't put more insulation'n the roof without doin' such) 'n gettin' the front't the house put back together. he'll not get off his duff 'n do such, jest complain' 'bout the bill. i keep the thermostat 't 78 degrees 'n the a/c's been runnin' nearly non-stop fer o'er a month now....
@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Aug 16
I am well aware that my electric bill doubles in the summer (the worst part about living in Florida), so I try to plan for it all year long by budgeting appropriately. So in the cooler months when the bill is much lower, I still set aside a higher amount so that the money will be available later in the summer when it's hot, and I can sleep well at night knowing I have enough money to pay the bill.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Aug 16
@jillybean1222 Mine's been higher than normal because we've had a very hot and dry summer here in Florida. Normally, we have afternoon thunderstorms every day that help cool things off a little bit, but without all the daily storms this year, our temperatures have been hitting records, which also causes the a/c to have to work harder!
@jillybean1222 (6406)
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13 Aug 16
very smart way to do it. i know ours is always higher, but not usually quite this much.
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