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How is your electric bill?

June 13th, 2007 at 10:31 pm

I am waiting for it to go up. It has been under $100 a month since last summer. It is starting to get really hot here and I do like it cool in the house. I think this month's bill (which will be read tomorrow) will be higher, but ok. In July and August, the bill should be much higher.
Too bad I spend most of my time in the hottest room in the house. The upstairs bedroom is so warm, and that is where I keep the treadmill, tv and computer.

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10 Responses to “How is your electric bill?”

  1. pjmama Says:
    June 13th, 2007 at 11:56 pm 1181779003
    1181779003

    I've been trying to keep the electric bill down. Last month it was $70! That's quite a bit for a 1-bedroom apartment! Today I shut off the air and opened up the windows, and blinds (I shut all the lights off as well!). It just seems quite a bit for such a small place. Hope yours doesn't get too bad!

  2. PauletteGoddard Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 12:20 am 1181780456
    1181780456

    I'd comment, but I'm on the other side of the country and what you spend per month on electricity in the summer is roughly what I spend per month on heating in the winter.

  3. tinapbeana Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 12:56 am 1181782580
    1181782580

    This will make our 12 month in our new to us house, and so far our electric bill is averaging just under $75 per month for 1700 sq ft. I budget $150 per month b/c that's the highest we ran in the summer at our previous house: our highest bill here was $119...

  4. shadon Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 02:43 am 1181788980
    1181788980

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  5. Bookie Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 03:58 am 1181793497
    1181793497

    My May electric bill was $27.49.

    Smile

  6. boomeyers Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 05:37 am 1181799469
    1181799469

    OMG! I got my electric bill today and about pooped my drawers! Last month it was $84, this month it was $222!! Thats a $138 difference!! What the heck??

  7. LuckyRobin Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 06:08 am 1181801292
    1181801292

    Mine's always the same year round as I'm on budget billing. It's $93 a month. It used to be $110 a month before I got frugal with my energy usage. Can't seem to get it lower than that.

  8. Ima saver Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 01:37 pm 1181828277
    1181828277

    Oh gosh, bookie, I eny you. My house is 3200 sq. feet and i budget $160 a month cause that is the highest it has been but the price went up per kwh recently.

  9. mom-from-missouri Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 03:36 pm 1181835383
    1181835383

    Do you have a ceiling fan in that room? You can get them for as little as $29 at Lowes. Or, try a fan that mounts on the wall in a corner. That will help with the heat in that room and prevent you from cranking the temp down on the AC when you are in there.

  10. LdyFaile Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 07:18 pm 1181848691
    1181848691

    I'm in a small apartment on equal pay. Since I don't have a/c it really balances it out. The first year it was about $30-$35 in the summer and $80-$90 in the winter. Now it's just $65/mo. Although rates have recently gone up and I started paying a little extra for green power so I imagine it will go up soon as it's almost time for them to review last year's usage and recalculate.

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