I just got my heating bill for Dec Jan

[srican69]

311 ....this is insane .. ..I normally pay around 120 !!

how much are you having to pay ?

[Kaleva]

1. $65 for January but that was last year

I haven't got the bill for this month yet but I expect it to be about the same.

[valerief]

2. $347

[B Calm]

3. $0.00

Heating with wood.

[patricia92243]

22. Did you chop your own wood or did you buy it?

[B Calm]

24. I cut up the dead trees out of my woods. Damn Ash Bore beetle

killed off a lot of my trees.

[anasv]

29. some dead trees are useful to animals

Might leave some around.

[B Calm]

31. True, but by clearing out dead trees the living trees will have more

sunlight and be healthier.

[840high]

4. 338.00 - normaly 138.00

[Kali]

5. fucking $500

admittedly $50 was a "connect" fee - yeah for changing a name on the account while also making me pay a $250 deposit since I have never had electricity with the local coop...even though I have been living here for more than 25 years, the account has been through 4 members of the same family and the house was here long before the REA put in the lines.

fucking uninsulated house and too many portable heaters. ouch. time to hook the gas heaters back up, I guess.

rate is a hair over 12 cents/kwh plus about another 50 misc charges, fees, and taxes

[cyberswede]

6. $196 vs. $158 last year

My average cost per day:

Nov - $1.81 ($1.71 last year)
Dec - $4.01 ($2.95 last tear)
Jan - $6.01 ($4.95 last year)

Brrr!!!

[Auntie Bush]

7. $600.00 + for past month.

[elleng]

8. $238.

$200 last bill. (This is for all elect. use, largely heating.)

[HipChick]

9. I have not opened mine..

[raven mad]

10. On heating oil here - $4.29 per gallon.

100 gallon minimum.

Thank heaven for our Toyo stove and small cabin!

[laundry_queen]

11. Gas bill last month was $90

Electricity is higher, but my heat runs mainly off gas and the electricity is negligible (it's forced air - the fan needs electricity but I have a new type of furnace that uses 50% less electricity than conventional models). My hot water is gas too. Last month was insanely cold too (I'm in Canada BTW, so I do mean COLD)...this is my first winter in my new energy-efficient house and already I've noticed a giant difference in utility bills. Like, even more than advertised. In my rental, during cold months, I was paying $200+/month in gas. It was a house of similar age and size. My new house is a duplex, so we have a shared wall, which helps with heat loss, plus I have spray foam insulation, tankless hot water and a furnace that uses the tankless hot water as a boiler, then uses the energy efficient fan to force the water-warmed air around the house. It's an interesting system and I'm so very glad I bought a house from this builder. My rental was typical (for this area) gas furnace w/pilot light, 90% efficient, old fashioned forced air system and large size hot water tank, and conventional insulation. It's amazing to me how a different system and insulation made a huge difference.

[rurallib]

12. $230 ouch - Iowa - coldest month in decades.

[avebury]

13. I am on a constant re-averaging program to that

my monthly bills are more stable and I don't get hit with a huge swing in cost from month to month. I think it averages out to about $60 a month. I think on my last bill the actual bill would have been around $89 but I was billed for $58. I haven't seen my new bill yet. We have had a lot of cold weather so my usage has been up.

What I don't look forward to seeing is my water bill from having to drip my faucets to much. That will be high. I wouldn't be surprised if it was $90 or more.

[Neoma]

14. Around $25-$35.

The wonderful life of having a condo.

[OriginalGeek]

15. prolly close to 0.00

but don't ask me about my air conditioning bill the rest of the year that isn't these 2 weeks of sub 70 degrees.

[handmade34]

16. just under $400.

those -20 nights have voracious appetites

[KauaiK]

17. I don't have a heater OR A/C...

I live in Hawaii. We have the HIGHEST electric bills in the nation. Without a heater or a/c my bill last month was $340. The electric companies here are starting to "blow back" against the explosion of solar and photo-voltaic b/c they are losing money. IF you want to be connected to the grid they are charging a minimum of $250/mo.
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A quick PS: You can thank the GOP for deregulating utilities like gas and electric. San Diego County California was the first deregulated county in the US in the 1990's (1980's). The bills skyrocketed to $200-500/mo. Long time family owned restaurants, dairy's and small farms closed down quickly. Oh surprise.

[DebJ]

20. OMG that's horrible! For all of 2013 my electric bills totalled $1330 n/t

[mnhtnbb]

18. $168. Previous month $194. We have gas heat.

[DebJ]

19. $188 was $148 last year.

Not too bad. And with my husband's illness, we keep the thermostat on high (75 degrees)
and in our 60 yr old house the wind blows in around the windows and the attic insulation
is really really dead after all these years; no insulation between basement and main floor...
just oak floors that get pretty cold (wool area rugs on top). But it's brick and only 1400 sq feet.
South central PA...gas heat and cooking and water heater
edit: water heater is tankless and uses no electric; pilot is lit by using the energy of the running water

[hrmjustin]

21. My landlord said her bill was double.

[Silver Swan]

23. Mine wasn't high

Probably because it was an estimated bill. It must have been too cold for the meter reader to get an actual reading!

[raptor_rider]

25. Just the cost of wood pellets

Here. Heater has been turned way down to 65 degrees. Which takes propane to heat. We haven't fill our tank since September. Only things running on propane are the water heater, stove/oven, and heater, which never comes on. The pellet stove warms the entire 2200 sf home. About $100 a month in pellets. Electricity has stayed the same!!!

[kelly1mm]

26. for 35 days (late nov to jan 2) it was $387. for 60 days it will be over $600 total. uggg.

Can't wait to be out of the city! At our cabin (well insulated) we heat with wood. About $300 per year and that is cutting downed trees with chainsaw (so gas/blades/bar oil/depreciation) We cut about 6 cords a year and use 4-5. Getting a stockpile going!

[Inkfreak]

27. Pellet stove. Check it out to see if it is feasible.

$250 a ton (50 bags). Depending on your heating tastes that can last awhile. We use about a bag a day if it's real cold. 1/2 if not. We like it warm.

[legcramp]

28. It's not insane, it for the greater good

[Art_from_Ark]

30. My latest bill is for mid-November to mid-December

It's from TEPCO, of Fukushima Dai-ichi infamy. It includes not only my all-electric heating for my very small accommodations, but regular electricity use as well. The total for the billing period, including all the new surcharges to pay for the Dai-ichi cleanup and associated costs, was about $30 at the current exchange rate. Fortunately, I have a huge south-facing window that can help to heat my place. However, this month has been pretty cold, so I imagine my next bill will be a little higher.

[PasadenaTrudy]

32. It's my a/c bill

that's going to be high. We've had record heat all of January so far. It was 87 yesterday. I live in an upstairs apt on a SW corner with no shade trees.