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How much is your electric bill?
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Doesn't sound that bad but it depends on your house square footage and average monthly temperatures and what you set the target to.
This month was a little high for me, it hit $230. (but we do also pay a small premium to support 100% wind power.)
This month was a little high for me, it hit $230. (but we do also pay a small premium to support 100% wind power.)
Depends on the season. Middle of the summer usually $120 or so for our 2 bedroom townhouse. Fall/Spring is around $70. Mid-Winter is up again to $120 or so.
Ours is about $60 in the summer for our small apartment. Can get as low as $40 in the winter. I pay a little extra every month that's included in that total because I route my power consumption through wind farms.
$300 a month. Its costs for Central Air in these day and times. My water heater and stove is also electric. No washer and dryer tho. But if i did have those, they'd be electric too.
I also have a 73in samsung plasma from 2007 that just eats electricity. Sheesh...i will be going oled soon tho.
I also have a 73in samsung plasma from 2007 that just eats electricity. Sheesh...i will be going oled soon tho.
About $130/month during the summer for my small 1br apartment. About $70/mo during the winter.
I shudder to think of how much is vampire power.
I shudder to think of how much is vampire power.
In college in a roughly 1,500sqft 2-story duplex, it was like $290/month in July and August.
In a small first-floor 700 sqft apartment it was like $200/month.
In a 3bdr ranch it was about $250-$300/month but that one had a really old AC unit.
In my current 2-story, about 2,800 sqft, highest bill was $400! AC is about six years old.
This is in the mid-west, all on most expensive/hottest months (July and Aug) where it regularly hits high 90s most days. I keep the thermostat at 74 during the workday and 72 when at home/weekends. All our windows are old but have been checked for a good seal/frame.
In a small first-floor 700 sqft apartment it was like $200/month.
In a 3bdr ranch it was about $250-$300/month but that one had a really old AC unit.
In my current 2-story, about 2,800 sqft, highest bill was $400! AC is about six years old.
This is in the mid-west, all on most expensive/hottest months (July and Aug) where it regularly hits high 90s most days. I keep the thermostat at 74 during the workday and 72 when at home/weekends. All our windows are old but have been checked for a good seal/frame.
My electricity provider offered some plan where it rounds up the billing based on previous usage. So I pay a little less on higher months and a little more on low usage months. Most I have paid so far is 90 dollars where it's usually 140.
How big is your home? It takes longer to cool/heat the larger it is, and depending on what temperature you have it set to. For a 1500sqft townhouse, setting my AC to 75F during the day, 72F in the evening, and 70F at night in the summer, it's a little over $100.
During the winter, I've had it hit $200 since I had the heat running A LOT.
During spring and autumn, it's typically between $60-$80 when I don't need heat or AC.
During the winter, I've had it hit $200 since I had the heat running A LOT.
During spring and autumn, it's typically between $60-$80 when I don't need heat or AC.
If I don't use the A/C at all it can be as low as $40, right now it's around $80. Anything over $100 is too high.
live in a 1200 square foot 2 bedroom apartment
live in a 1200 square foot 2 bedroom apartment
In Massachusetts, no central air, ~1500sq foot house, 2 people + baby. Average monthly bill for the last 20 months is $112/mo. Yearly lows are in the $60s-$70s, yearly highs $160 during the summer.
Mine used to be lower, with the baby we run the AC in the summer more often than we used to and in the winter we'll often have a space heater run for an hour or so in select rooms. We have gas heat in the house, but the finished basement (~600sq ft) and bathroom have electric heat.
When I was single I used to get it down to like $25/mo in the winter, and it'd top out at about $100/mo during the summer because of AC. And probably because utilities were cheaper during the recession/aftermath.
Our gas heating bill over the last 24 months afterages $80/mo, with lows during the summer of about $20-$30/mo, and highs in the winter of about $180-$220 depending on the month. January and February are our most heat intensive months. Likewise, I used to have it less, 2 winters ago it didn't top $175, but this winter we broke $200 twice.
Mine used to be lower, with the baby we run the AC in the summer more often than we used to and in the winter we'll often have a space heater run for an hour or so in select rooms. We have gas heat in the house, but the finished basement (~600sq ft) and bathroom have electric heat.
When I was single I used to get it down to like $25/mo in the winter, and it'd top out at about $100/mo during the summer because of AC. And probably because utilities were cheaper during the recession/aftermath.
Our gas heating bill over the last 24 months afterages $80/mo, with lows during the summer of about $20-$30/mo, and highs in the winter of about $180-$220 depending on the month. January and February are our most heat intensive months. Likewise, I used to have it less, 2 winters ago it didn't top $175, but this winter we broke $200 twice.
We currently pay a set amount of £60 a month which covers both Electic and Gas, last 2 years I've owed the supplier just under £20 at the end of the year due to the fluctuating usage between seasons.
2 bed room apartment with two AC units and a really hot July = around $140 last month. Generally, closer to $70.
The positive is gas has been under $20 since it's too hot in the apartment to use my oven, so there's that....
The positive is gas has been under $20 since it's too hot in the apartment to use my oven, so there's that....
I kept my AC at 76F and my bill was $127 (approximately). I increased it just one degree to 77F and my bill shrank to $77 (approximately).
I live in Florida, BTW.
This summer I put in a bigger BTU air conditioner window unit and we're running it more often so it's been around 120-150 a month.
Question is too broad really. Depends on what type of space you are cooling, your climate, etc.
But anyway, for me in the height of summer it's like $120 a month but the rest of the year it's more like $40.
But anyway, for me in the height of summer it's like $120 a month but the rest of the year it's more like $40.
I live in a apartment and generally around $35-$41. Jumped up to $81 in July due to running the A/C all the time during the heat wave and just general hot weather.
3 bedroom, 2 story house here. The thermostat is set to 75. Southeastern Michigan my dte energy bill is $300, give or take a few dollars.
Mine is about $90 on average during the summer it definitely spikes. This past month it was $178. for me. I blame the AC and the 2 Fans around the house.
$140 for the month of July. It'll probably go up a little more for August and September due to those being the hottest months around here. It'll start dropping afterwards and level off around January to about $60 a month for the winter.
This is all about how large your house or apartment is.
My 1 bedroom apartment is about 50 in the winter when I don't run AC and about 75 in the summer months when I do.
My 1 bedroom apartment is about 50 in the winter when I don't run AC and about 75 in the summer months when I do.
Almost $400 this month - the combination of a not-so-efficient central AC, a couple weeks of hot weather, and the use of a new home freeze dryer I bought (which costs roughly $2.50 per cycle to use) all added up.
For comparison, the bill during winter months is more like $150/mo, but with the freeze dryer will probably be around $180-$200/mo.
(My water bill, on the other hand - you'd think my taps spit out hot and cold printer ink for how much the city of Portland charges for water service...)
For comparison, the bill during winter months is more like $150/mo, but with the freeze dryer will probably be around $180-$200/mo.
(My water bill, on the other hand - you'd think my taps spit out hot and cold printer ink for how much the city of Portland charges for water service...)
About $120 during summer and down to $50 during the winter months. Our house came with those windows you can get to block out heat, so it never really gets as high as it did when we lived in an apartment.
DTE rates just seem to constantly go up for no reason. I use the same number of kwhs compared to the same month last year and my bill is 10-20% higher this year.
Have yet to get my first bill for the new apartment we are in.....that should be fun, im estimating about $100
Yes. Thats the same issue I have. But Consumers Energy is no better since they run off dte equipment. Smh. They are raping us sideways with no lube and getting away with it!!!
Theres really no reason My normal bill should be anywhere close to $300 freakin dollars.
My house is a little over 1900 sq ft and 90 years old. My bill ranges from ~$60 in the winter to about double that in the summer.
