Unbelievable Utility Bill!

[Sherri]

I just opened my utility bill (gas/water/electric combined) and it is $605!!! I nearly passed out. I know that gas has supposedly gone up, so this year we have kept both units set at 65 almost all the time. Has anyone else had a huge increase? I called JEA and they are going to come out and reread the meter, because she said it was a big jump in gas usage. I'm praying that they are just wrong. My highest bill ever was $453 last winter, and I nearly choked over it!

Just wondered if anyone else has had this kind of shock this year?????

Originally Posted by Sherri

I just opened my utility bill (gas/water/electric combined) and it is $605!!! I nearly passed out. I know that gas has supposedly gone up, so this year we have kept both units set at 65 almost all the time. Has anyone else had a huge increase? I called JEA and they are going to come out and reread the meter, because she said it was a big jump in gas usage. I'm praying that they are just wrong. My highest bill ever was $453 last winter, and I nearly choked over it!

Just wondered if anyone else has had this kind of shock this year?????

Isn't that awful...just my gas bill was over 200 for the month of december...terrible! Highest I can ever remember...that was just my gas bill...not anything else...

[rgcraig]

I guess apartment living isn't that bad after all. My bill was $121.00

[Sherri]

Our gas part alone was $392! I just can't imagine that we used that much more than last month. We were even gone for a whole week, and had the units turned down.

Originally Posted by Sherri

Our gas part alone was $392! I just can't imagine that we used that much more than last month. We were even gone for a whole week, and had the units turned down.

That is terrible...

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

I guess apartment living isn't that bad after all. My bill was $121.00

Hmmm...when I had an apartment my gas bill was zero. It was included...but everything except hot water and heating was electric...and our electric bill was not that high either.

Do you all make sure the thermostat is off in the day? Take shorter showers? Do you all use energy saving light bulbs? Out here in Ca they are dirt cheap...cheaper than regular bulbs sometimes.

Also if you are in a big house and it's empty, get an electric heater for just your room or close all the vents in the other rooms...heat the house up to a comfortable temp before bed and then lower it to a lower temp....and use lots of blankets

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Hmmm...when I had an apartment my gas bill was zero. It was included...but everything except hot water and heating was electric...and our electric bill was not that high either.

Do you all make sure the thermostat is off in the day? Take shorter showers? Do you all use energy saving light bulbs? Out here in Ca they are dirt cheap...cheaper than regular bulbs sometimes.

Also if you are in a big house and it's empty, get an electric heater for just your room or close all the vents in the other rooms...heat the house up to a comfortable temp before bed and then lower it to a lower temp....and use lots of blankets

The apt. is all electric, so $120 isn't that bad.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Sherri

I just opened my utility bill (gas/water/electric combined) and it is $605!!! I nearly passed out. I know that gas has supposedly gone up, so this year we have kept both units set at 65 almost all the time. Has anyone else had a huge increase? I called JEA and they are going to come out and reread the meter, because she said it was a big jump in gas usage. I'm praying that they are just wrong. My highest bill ever was $453 last winter, and I nearly choked over it!

Just wondered if anyone else has had this kind of shock this year?????

We have propane, and it costs about $550 every 6-7 weeks...(plus electric and water). (Only during the winter months...it's minimal in the spring/summer/fall, but of course electric goes up then, to cool the house.)

We keep our heat set on 67-68.

(So I guess our utilities run about $550 a month, in the summer and winter...when we use more gas/electric for heat and air). I like it in the spring and fall when we don't have to use much heat/air either way, and can just open the windows!!! Much nicer, AND lower bills.

We try to get everything on level-pay, whenever possible...that way, we know every month what the bill will be, and there are no surprises. (Except at the end of the year, when you may owe a balance.)

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

We have propane, and it costs about $550 every 6-7 weeks...(plus electric and water). (Only during the winter months...it's minimal in the spring/summer/fall, but of course electric goes up then, to cool the house.)

We keep our heat set on 67-68.

(So I guess our utilities run about $550 a month, in the summer and winter...when we use more gas/electric for heat and air). I like it in the spring and fall when we don't have to use much heat/air either way, and can just open the windows!!! Much nicer, AND lower bills.

We try to get everything on level-pay, whenever possible...that way, we know every month what the bill will be, and there are no surprises. (Except at the end of the year, when you may owe a balance.)

I wish they had that level-pay here. I would like it alot better. Well, I guess maybe ours isn't so bad, compared to yours. In the summer, when we are on electric A/C, ours entire bill is only about $375-$400 at the hottest times. But $605 just seems outrageous!

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Sherri

I wish they had that level-pay here. I would like it alot better. Well, I guess maybe ours isn't so bad, compared to yours. In the summer, when we are on electric A/C, ours entire bill is only about $375-$400 at the hottest times. But $605 just seems outrageous!

It is outrageous! I wish the utility bills would go down.