What's your electric bill look like in the summer and winter, everybody? I'm trying to get a better feel for what's "normal". (If you live off-the-grid in the woods, disclose that upfront, thanks.)
Mine are probably not normal (the Singer HVAC system this place has for heat and air was built in 1980...I googled, it's so old - and is kept together with little more than screws (some missing) and spit). The fridge is also on the outs (there's a leak coming from behind the light bulb that we've attempted to fix on our own twice, flooding the fridge out every day, and a landlord who ignores my complaints about it). Fridge is probably circa 1990s at best.
Also, Other Person runs the a/c more than I like, keeps it colder than I like, and runs the heat more than I would in winter, since I'm all for practically freezing to death before switching it on. We're also paying into a city co-op, not a regular utility, so trash, sewer, fire and water are included in these estimates (so probably not normal, like I said, assuming ConEd or similar covers your area).
Edit: reading through other's comments after adding mine, I should also do some background: we're in an apartment of around 800 square feet with no insulation in the ceiling upstairs, which makes the upstairs way too hot with sun beating down on it all day/into evening, and we have our own (very old) washer/dryer and an antique dishwasher that somehow still works that we run anywhere from 0-3 times a month, because we cook a lot and and the sheer endless amount of dishes/pots/pans can get overwhelming. /edit
That said, the lowest bills we'll have are in late fall and early spring when I can convince OP to shut off forced heat or air - around $140-$175. Winter range: $275-$300. Summer: $200-275, but with the brutal heat this year, much closer to $275 more recently.
Duke Energy was waaaaaay cheaper. I hated them ("Yes, the power's out again - another squirrel on the line, most probably") but they were dirt cheap compared to paying for everything (as the property had its own well and trash/fire/other was paid for through property taxes).
Edited (clarity, typos, more info) 2018-08-08 05:36 (UTC)
My first words to probably everyone I've ever lived with when they reach for the thermostat when I'm not yet a total walking iceberg: "Uh, cant you put on a sweater/add a blanket/bundle up a little more, or something?" I'm actually extremely sensitive to cold (more so than I gather most people are; I get chilled on the regular in summer under a/c conditions whereas most normal people just don't) so I figure if I can take the cold by bundling up or adding blankets, or doing whatever, then hey, so can they.
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Mine are probably not normal (the Singer HVAC system this place has for heat and air was built in 1980...I googled, it's so old - and is kept together with little more than screws (some missing) and spit). The fridge is also on the outs (there's a leak coming from behind the light bulb that we've attempted to fix on our own twice, flooding the fridge out every day, and a landlord who ignores my complaints about it). Fridge is probably circa 1990s at best.
Also, Other Person runs the a/c more than I like, keeps it colder than I like, and runs the heat more than I would in winter, since I'm all for practically freezing to death before switching it on. We're also paying into a city co-op, not a regular utility, so trash, sewer, fire and water are included in these estimates (so probably not normal, like I said, assuming ConEd or similar covers your area).
Edit: reading through other's comments after adding mine, I should also do some background: we're in an apartment of around 800 square feet with no insulation in the ceiling upstairs, which makes the upstairs way too hot with sun beating down on it all day/into evening, and we have our own (very old) washer/dryer and an antique dishwasher that somehow still works that we run anywhere from 0-3 times a month, because we cook a lot and and the sheer endless amount of dishes/pots/pans can get overwhelming. /edit
That said, the lowest bills we'll have are in late fall and early spring when I can convince OP to shut off forced heat or air - around $140-$175. Winter range: $275-$300. Summer: $200-275, but with the brutal heat this year, much closer to $275 more recently.
Duke Energy was waaaaaay cheaper. I hated them ("Yes, the power's out again - another squirrel on the line, most probably") but they were dirt cheap compared to paying for everything (as the property had its own well and trash/fire/other was paid for through property taxes).
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