Whats your electricity bill

i_love_vinegar

All of my utilities are a fixed 5,800 yen which is around 77 dollars. I live in a tiny room in Japan with an attached bathroom. xD

mamafrahm

When I lived in a house where it was all electric it ranged from $100-175 during the summer and anywhere from $250-500 during the winter. The house I'm at now uses natural gas for heat/cooking so I'd say our average monthly bill is about $100-$150 year round.

AdAstra47

We had a brutal summer this year and my 3rd-floor apartment has no airflow... so even while keeping the thermostat at 80 (Farenheit), my electric bills were $120/month. That's for a very small one-bedroom. But when the temp dropped and I was able to turn off the AC (and haven't yet turned on the heat), my bill dropped to $30.
I'm gonna turn the thermostat to 50 and see how long I can go this winter without turning the heat on. The good news is that I've been losing weight so now I have a bunch of sweaters that are too big for me: good for layering! :laugh:

AmyEm3

Electric is around $70 per month. The gas bill, now that's another story in the winter. That one is outrageous.

cobracars

Although there is an initial cash outlay, insulating an attic space to around R49 will potentially save you 20 - 30% PER MONTH on your electric bill in the summer and your heating bill in the winter. Since the project doesn't cost very much to install, even if the pros do it, you will save enough to recoup what you spent in about 24-36 months. After that time period all the extra savings is like putting that money right into your pocket. You're already spending the money every month, might as well invest it in something that pays you back intead of just throwing that money at the utility companies every month.

As a side bonus, if you end up running your AC and furnace unit 20-30% less often the lifespan will be extended by that amount.

Insulation works by slowing down the heat lost in the winter, and prevents heat gain in the summer. Believe it or not a typical attic on even a 90 degree day can reach 125 - 140 degrees or more. All that heat right above your head percolates down into the living space and makes it hard for the AC to keep the house cool. In the winter the warm air keeping you cozy in your home rises straight up thru the ceiling and is lost into the attic. If you get snow the easiest way to see proof of this is to look at the homes on your block after a snowfall. Houses with the snow melting off the roof are the ones with insufficient insulation. Lots of snow on the roof means the heat is staying inside the home instead of escaping into the attic and melting the snow.

macpatti

Ours averages $400 a month, but we have a two-story and keep the A/C set on 73......AND we live in Houston, TX.

CJK1959

Our summer bills ranged from $237 to $315 ish. We live in southeast Texas, bout a 100 miles east of Houston....we just bought our house in April, so don't know what the winter holds for us yet!

JulieSD

I live in Atlantic Canada and I pay on average 180 in the summer and 400 in the winter (that is heating 3 floors)

nati39

I live in KY and my average is about 150 a month...in the winter time and hot summer months we usually have an average of 250 sometimes even higher!! (

StrengthIsBeautiful

Budget payment plan (same amount every month, with readjustment 1x yearly)
$71 per month.
Central air, gas heat, Ohio winters, pretty warm to hot summers.
1000 sq. feet.

drpurl

Ours is about $150 a month & we don't have air for the summer (in WI). That is laundry for 9 people, 5 teenage girls who think they need to shower 2x a day.

Tonnina

Ours is 0$ a month... It's included in our $450/month rental fee to stay in this tiny apartment! :-P

SinIsIn

Up to $300... depending on the weather.. but it's usually hotter than H3ll here!

timmypeace

Mine all year is typically $105-$120. I live in North Carolina, in a 2 story house. In the summer I keep it on 72 and in the winter I keep it on 68. I prefer colder.

TNAJackson

We have a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house... approximately 1100 square feet. Our electricity bill is around $120 a month. A friend of mine lives in a totally different area and hers is NEVER less than $200 and she doesn't even use her heat or air!!! When she called the company, they told her that where you live makes a huge difference in what you pay.

Sissy4EverX3

Mine jumps from $80-$220... but thankfully, I'm on budget billing so I pay $115.00 every month no matter what.

butterflimom

Our house is about 1600sq ft give a few and here in middle Ga we avg. $200 a month.

peripah

Here in southern Alberta our utility bill averages about $325/month. This includes gas, electric, water and waste management. We use central air for about 4 months/year and the furnace for about 7 months/year. Our house is about 3,000 sq feet. I hear that our utilities are cheaper than the rest of the province but I've no idea if that's true.

mommared53

This month mine is $73 or $74 (all electric apartment). I live in Washington State and my apartment is 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms and 1,000 square feet. It's going to go a lot highter though now that we're into fall and going into winter. :sad: