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PowerToThePeople

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17. 640kwh here

Reply to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 12:01 AM

Feb 2014

But my heat is natural gas.

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I got an absurdly high electrical utility bill. [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Feb 2014 OP

How often do they check the meter? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #1

where are you? itsrobert Feb 2014 #2

I am in Texas. PlanetaryOrbit Feb 2014 #5

You're not the only one... LanternWaste Feb 2014 #34

Look out for the DEA. aikoaiko Feb 2014 #3

I'm in a similar living situation, TDale313 Feb 2014 #4

I figured heating or A/C would consume a lot of electricity. PlanetaryOrbit Feb 2014 #8

That's hard when there's no track record. TDale313 Feb 2014 #11

We're totally electric madokie Feb 2014 #6

Sure you can insist, elleng Feb 2014 #7

I moved into this apartment in December. PlanetaryOrbit Feb 2014 #10

You can probably get the comparable past bills. elleng Feb 2014 #13

We were in an upstairs apartment, and the unit below us was vacant. House of Roberts Feb 2014 #14

You're in an apartment? Try to find out if anybody else's stuff is connected to your wiring. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #9

Start asking questions Warpy Feb 2014 #12

My home uses around 6KW per day. roody Feb 2014 #15

I have a 3 bedroom house with a basement and I have never used that much. Lil Missy Feb 2014 #16

Yes, I think the heater/AC is electric. PlanetaryOrbit Feb 2014 #29

640kwh here PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #17

That happened to us several years ago. Change has come Feb 2014 #18

Probably a surcharge for the extension cord Fumesucker Feb 2014 #19

Sounds like they tacked on previous tenants unpaid bill to me. I have a 5 bedroom home all electric Drew Richards Feb 2014 #20

Absolutely, have your meter checked. PADemD Feb 2014 #21

My December bill was $1500 Recursion Feb 2014 #22

3 Bedroom, Family of 4 - 812 KwH aroach Feb 2014 #23

4 bdrms, 4 people, 1502 kwh last month Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2014 #24

2500 kwh for a small apt sounds WAY OFF durablend Feb 2014 #36

I have a whole house 1500 sq feet, all electric, and temps in the single digits last month Lex Feb 2014 #25

when i lived in a 3 family house in new york DesertFlower Feb 2014 #26

elect on my vacant house goes up in winter 2pooped2pop Feb 2014 #27

They all pull that nonsense durablend Feb 2014 #35

I had a similar situation with a water bill. My bill LibDemAlways Feb 2014 #28

That's almost exactly ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #30

I'm in Texas and my bill was much higher Uben Feb 2014 #31

I have a 4 bedroom house plus basement, highest ever bill was for 900 KWh. NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #32

If your hot water heater is electric DURHAM D Feb 2014 #33

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #37