High electric bill

[NanoNana]

Not many do

I don’t have an option to switch in my area but yall have given me some gratitude today.
My household is electric bill for 3200 sq feet was $325 US last month with AC running all day.

That said, I have a separate service for the barn where our pottery studio is located. Depending on how much clay I fire, it can creep over $200 a month. The only real power consumption in the barn is the kiln so when it comes to power consuming hobbies, pottery beats aquarium. Lol.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I haven' read through every post here, but I do know that changing your supplier will keep electrical costs as low as possible. I change suppliers every year as when my 1 year locked rate is up. They usually jack the prices up...so I just switch to someone new. I'm always around the $.05 / kwh because of it. Sometimes suppliers like to sneak inconspicuous letters in the mail that tell you about a rate change in your community. That happened here in northeast Ohio with NOPEC a few years ago. If that letter goes unnoticed that allows you to opt out of that agreement, then you'll see your electric bill quadruple out of nowhere. I would look into changing suppliers on top of everything else.

There's also something on your bill called "cost recovery charges" or somewhere along those lines depending on you company. That fluctuates with gas prices. Another reason your electric bill could jump up.

We don't get that choice. We are stuck with the one provider that's available.

 

[fish farmer]

I was suprised my bill was just under $200 for June. I've been running two A/C's practically non stop until this weekend. Average temp for where I am at in Vermont was 3 degrees warmer than last year, humidity you could cut with a knife.

$0.189 kwh, $36 in fees, one company in my area. 1200 sq foot house, two humans, two cats, one dog, one 29 gallon reef tank.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Avg $400

Pool, all electric house.

2 adults. Wfh

300g of reef

 

[BZOFIQ]

Not many do

Again, it doesnt matter any more.

These greedy electric providers got smart - with falling supply cost they raise delivery cost. In NYC 2/3rds of the bill are delivery charges so even if I got electricity for a penny per kWh the bill would only drop from $800 to $500-600, still a lot of mulah per month.

Last year in total my electric was $7900.

 

[14 foot reef]

QTY- 67 - 400 Watt panels on my roof to off set my usage with 1000 gallon reef and a 4000 sq.ft. Ranch home.
All of the newest appliances and HVAC to be as efficient as possible.
Still can't produce more than I use.....

 

[BZOFIQ]

QTY- 67 - 400 Watt panels on my roof to off set my usage with 1000 gallon reef and a 4000 sq.ft. Ranch home.
All of the newest appliances and HVAC to be as efficient as possible.
Still can't produce more than I use.....

Eric,

I only have space for 15-18 and SunRun wanted $36K for that installed - I told them they are out of their mind.

15 panels will offset maybe 10-20% of my usage, I will never realize any ROI

 

[14 foot reef]

Eric,

I only have space for 15-18 and SunRun wanted $36K for that installed - I told them they are out of their mind.

15 panels will offset maybe 10-20% of my usage, I will never realize any ROI

After my rebate from US Government I only paid $34,000 for my 67 panels
I ran my own numbers for ROI and I will revamp my $34,000 in less than 7 years and I plan on staying in my home until I head to the other side. So it made great since for me to proceed with this install.
After 1 year installed, they have performed and delivered above the promised performance.

 

[Walkerby]

Adding a tank can really make those bills jump, especially at 30 cents a kWh! I went through the same thing with my tank setup, and I’ve been looking for ways to cut down on costs.

 

[Formulator]

30 cents a kWh!

Yikes. Mine is 12 cents/kWh. Can’t imagine paying almost triple that!

 

[Rappa]

Yikes. Mine is 12 cents/kWh. Can’t imagine paying almost triple that!

Yeah but... have you added up all the B.S. other costs (delivery charges, electric vehicle charges, blah blah blah charges), then divided the total bill cost by the actual KWH's used? That's the only way to figure out the true cost per KWH.

 

[bakbay]

Last month, my electricity bill was $920 - it's better this month at $819, woot woot! I'm on a Time of Use (TOU) plan with peak of $0.61, mid-peak of $0.43, and off-peak of $0.23. 80% of what I use is already off-peak, except my 4 tanks -- which runs 24/7. Going solar is cost prohibitive since it will take ~10 years to recoup this capital.

2yrs ago, I was at 65kWh daily but now, I'm at 98kWh! I can visually see the uptick in usage since 2mos ago when I lit up the 450g & 2 other tanks, from 73kWh to 98kWh! I kept thinking that my neighbor was/is stealing my power? lol

 

[Rappa]

Last month, my electricity bill was $920 - it's better this month at $819, woot woot! I'm on a Time of Use (TOU) plan with peak of $0.61, mid-peak of $0.43, and off-peak of $0.23. 80% of what I use is already off-peak, except my 4 tanks -- which runs 24/7. Going solar is cost prohibitive since it will take ~10 years to recoup this capital.

2yrs ago, I was at 65kWh daily but now, I'm at 98kWh! I can visually see the uptick in usage since 2mos ago when I lit up the 450g & 2 other tanks, from 73kWh to 98kWh! I kept thinking that my neighbor was/is stealing my power? lol

You and I have very similar electric bills! Last month we used 2,895KWH's!!! I swear someone is stealing my power lol

 

[bakbay]

You and I have very similar electric bills! Last month we used 2,895KWH's!!! I swear someone is stealing my power lol

Yes — my tanks and EV(s) are robbing our power! lol

Our utility company had issued several rate hikes post Covid. It’s absolutely absurd — if I back out my recent change in usage, my cost should be 30-40% off the current rate.

I’m going with Solar but PPA option (renting) and cut out the utility company. I would rather pay someone else for almost half the cost!

 

[jimfish98]

Last month, my electricity bill was $920 - it's better this month at $819, woot woot! I'm on a Time of Use (TOU) plan with peak of $0.61, mid-peak of $0.43, and off-peak of $0.23. 80% of what I use is already off-peak, except my 4 tanks -- which runs 24/7. Going solar is cost prohibitive since it will take ~10 years to recoup this capital.

2yrs ago, I was at 65kWh daily but now, I'm at 98kWh! I can visually see the uptick in usage since 2mos ago when I lit up the 450g & 2 other tanks, from 73kWh to 98kWh! I kept thinking that my neighbor was/is stealing my power? lol

Ever thought of a whole house battery system, charge it off the grid at night, use up the battery power during peak hours. I would imagine your bill would drop significantly if all power consumption was during off peak hours.

 

[bakbay]

Ever thought of a whole house battery system, charge it off the grid at night, use up the battery power during peak hours. I would imagine your bill would drop significantly if all power consumption was during off peak hours.

It’s marginal though — my on-peak consumption is 1/4 of the bill so the ROI is not there. I’m going PPA Solar in a few months so hope to cut the bill by 40%. I rather pay someone else than our utility provider - they’ve jacked their customers since Covid! It’s ridiculous.

 

[jimfish98]

It’s marginal though — my on-peak consumption is 1/4 of the bill so the ROI is not there. I’m going PPA Solar in a few months so hope to cut the bill by 40%. I rather pay someone else than our utility provider - they’ve jacked their customers since Covid! It’s ridiculous.

Just stay on the installer for permits and inspections. Have found that many stumble their feet getting utility sign off to be able to actually turn them on. My father in law has to harass his every time something goes wrong. Here in FL it’s more speed of install vs longevity it seems.

 

[n2585722]

My last electric bill was just $230. I charge my car once a week and use about 50kwh each time. Also September was a hot month for us so lot's of AC use. But winter is or highest bills since the house is all electric and heating the house is usually more expensive than cooling it. My aquarium cost is a drop in the bucket on the AC bill. The first time the aquarium heaters have come on since April was Thursday and Friday and only one of the two came on. They are only 50 watt heaters. It got down in the 40's Thursday and the 50's Friday in the early morning. It was up to the 80's during the day. If I calculated right charging my car last Monday cost me only cost $5.32 for 52kwh of energy.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Last month, my electricity bill was $920 - it's better this month at $819, woot woot! I'm on a Time of Use (TOU) plan with peak of $0.61, mid-peak of $0.43, and off-peak of $0.23. 80% of what I use is already off-peak, except my 4 tanks -- which runs 24/7. Going solar is cost prohibitive since it will take ~10 years to recoup this capital.

2yrs ago, I was at 65kWh daily but now, I'm at 98kWh! I can visually see the uptick in usage since 2mos ago when I lit up the 450g & 2 other tanks, from 73kWh to 98kWh! I kept thinking that my neighbor was/is stealing my power? lol

This is absolute insanity.

 

[bakbay]

This is absolute insanity.

Welcome to California! I need an exit plan in the next decade…