matt770 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 $407.56!!!?!?!?!?!!!!?!?! Sure, we had a heat wave and we've been running the air a lot, but we run it a lot every summer and the most it's ever been was $216 last summer. Last month it was $161. The rate has not changed since last month but they are saying we used more than double the kilowatts over last month. I'm on eternal hold with Delmarva now, what are the odds they are able to find the problem and fix it? There is no way in hell we used that much electricity, but I bet they are just going to tell me tough titties. I have already enrolled in budget billing, but I need to figure out how this happened so we don't get another shocker next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driveby Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I'd love to have that bill in July and August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Maybe they read the meter wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Maybe they read the meter wrong? My first request is going to be for a reread. If I ever speak to a live person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 MIght be time to look into budget billing for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Make sure you were credited with your last payment. Read the meter yourself and compare it to the bill. See if the bill is an estimate or actual reading. Turn off everything in the house and see if the meter is still running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 See if there is a heavy duty extension cord going to your ass-hat neighbor's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 See if there is a heavy duty extension cord going to your ass-hat neighbor's house. sssshhhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 See if there is a heavy duty extension cord going to your ass-hat neighbor's house. Check. Sadly, I did check this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Do you have a teenager living in your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Can you not go read the meter yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Can you not go read the meter yourself? There seems to be an extra digit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 if youre still on hold, please dont open your next phone bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Wow, I live in Phoenix (you know, we live in a constant heat wave) and don't have electric bills like that in the summer. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Do you have a teenager living in your house? Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Mine was $391...I have the most expensive electric co-op in the state. I'm happy if it's ever under $200 for a month or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nope Okay, then junior probably isn't secretly growing pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 My last electric bill here in the desert was $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Do you have a teenager living in your house? Do you count the one in the gimp suit locked in the basement ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Make sure you were credited with your last payment. Read the meter yourself and compare it to the bill. See if the bill is an estimate or actual reading. Turn off everything in the house and see if the meter is still running. This was my first thought, Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 but I bet they are just going to tell me tough titties. When I built in 2006, they put the wrong house under my account. My first 6 months or so of bills were like $100. I thought my crappy builder had really built a tight house and it was great. Of course, I get a call from them when they discovered their mistake and I owed well over a grand. You ever had a co-op electric customer service tell you "tough titties"? Yeah, it sucks. But it didn't suck as much as when I realized my builder hadn't paid his fair share when he turned the power on months before I closed. You don't get a discount on your electric bill. Ain't monopolies great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 My bill was $350 and I had my ac on 24/7 this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 National average is 10 cents a kWH. You are probably higher than that in the Northeast. Take a look at your lights and replace as many as you can with low wattage CFLs (DO NOT BUY THESE AT A GROCERY STORE). Make sure you keep your computers, lights, TVs, and other electronics off when they are not in use. You can also buy a kill a watt meter (maybe $25) to see how much wattage different appliances are pulling. If your electrical bill is high enough it might make more fiscal sense to replace an old fridge (or beer fridge) than it is to just keep the same one because the ROI is fairly quick. Sometimes switching some appliances with gas models can also help a lot (water heaters, dryers). Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 My latest electric bill was almost $400, and we had the coolest June in many a year and were on vacation one week of the month. I called the gas & electric company and gave the meter reading to the guy on the phone. The ESTIMATED meter reading they had on my bill was drastically more. I got a new bill for $190. I'm going to do my own meter reading on the first and last day of every month from now on. I don't trust them anymore. I think I have probably paid those clowns thousands of dollars in overcharges!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 I think I have probably paid those clowns thousands of dollars in overcharges!! Yeah, but you look at vagina all day. Suck it up cowboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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