Electric bill

[G. Keenan]

Just got mine. $98.92 for July 17 through Aug. 18. Considering my thermostat has been on 74 that whole time and I have a three bedroom apartment I'm pretty happy with that.

[Arthur Dent]

$48.47 for July 12 to August 13. What do I win?

Actually, I think this may be partly because Austin has a publicly owned electric utility which is currently charging ~$0.07 per kWhr. What's the unit cost elsewhere?

[planet planet]

$48.47 for July 12 to August 13. What do I win?

Actually, I think this may be partly because Austin has a publicly owned electric utility which is currently charging ~$0.07 per kWhr. What's the unit cost elsewhere?

My last one, the one I originally ranted about was $338. I'd switch with any of you so far.

[G. Keenan]

$48.47 for July 12 to August 13. What do I win?

Actually, I think this may be partly because Austin has a publicly owned electric utility which is currently charging ~$0.07 per kWhr. What's the unit cost elsewhere?

Looks like .07 for me too.

[Arthur Dent]

$48.47 for July 12 to August 13. What do I win?

Actually, I think this may be partly because Austin has a publicly owned electric utility which is currently charging ~$0.07 per kWhr. What's the unit cost elsewhere?

My last one, the one I originally ranted about was $338. I'd switch with any of you so far.

Wow. That's an enormous bill. Are you sure it's just A/C, or is it possible something is broken and wasting electricity? I got a huge water bill once when the toilet failed to shut off when I flushed it before leaving for the weekend. It looks like Ameren charges ~$0.08 per kWhr which isn't especially high, so you must be using a lot of juice. Sometimes electric companies will give you free energy efficiency audits you could use to try and figure out what's going on.

[Popeye_Card]

My last one was like $250 from Ameren last month too. Mine was catching up for budget billing not being enough over the past 12 months, so they charged all at once to make up the difference. My new budget billing amount is almost double what it was set at last year now.

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[planet planet]

$48.47 for July 12 to August 13. What do I win?

Actually, I think this may be partly because Austin has a publicly owned electric utility which is currently charging ~$0.07 per kWhr. What's the unit cost elsewhere?

My last one, the one I originally ranted about was $338. I'd switch with any of you so far.

Wow. That's an enormous bill. Are you sure it's just A/C, or is it possible something is broken and wasting electricity? I got a huge water bill once when the toilet failed to shut off when I flushed it before leaving for the weekend. It looks like Ameren charges ~$0.08 per kWhr which isn't especially high, so you must be using a lot of juice. Sometimes electric companies will give you free energy efficiency audits you could use to try and figure out what's going on.

Well, we just got our seal fixed on our fridge today (yeah, that's another rant on a 2 yr. old fridge), so maybe that will help. It wouldn't close all the way and every so often it would dump a river of water onto the kitchen floor. We also need to re-insulate the 3rd floor when we refinish it, but that's more of an issue with heat than AC. Other than that, the two fridges, freezer, kegerator, and it's just a big, old house.

[Molly]

My last one was like $250 from Ameren last month too. Mine was catching up for budget billing not being enough over the past 12 months, so they charged all at once to make up the difference. My new budget billing amount is almost double what it was set at last year now.
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popeye I would look into this. We are on the budget plan also and we will get adjusted up or down once or twice a year depending on usage but we've never been hit with a big bill to make up the difference.

[Sausage_Gravy]

My last one was like $250 from Ameren last month too. Mine was catching up for budget billing not being enough over the past 12 months, so they charged all at once to make up the difference. My new budget billing amount is almost double what it was set at last year now.
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popeye I would look into this. We are on the budget plan also and we will get adjusted up or down once or twice a year depending on usage but we've never been hit with a big bill to make up the difference.

We have, nothing new or out of the ordinary.