Lol. We are going to call Pseg and complain and see what they do. Something is def up. The only new thing we have is the gun safe and I have a hard time believing the stick heater we hooked up in it is drawing 100 a month extra in power.

 

The largest goldenrod is 38 watts.  38 watts * 30 days * 24 hrs = 27,360 watt hours or 27.36 kWh.  Even at $0.15 a kWh you're looking at a maximum of $4.10 additional on your bill.

715 sq ft 1 bedroom on second floor. Electric baseboard heat

one computer, modem, router

those Al Gore low wattage bulbs

Fridge

Kuerig

microwave

stove (that I don't use)

(2) Air purifier

wifey's hair straightener

and one industrial strength hairdryer

 

$250 a month

 

Edit: tv and cable box that are barely used

Electric heating is almost always the culprit, specially in a winter like this. If you don't have electric heating and you are getting $1000 bills maybe you should stop growing those hydroponic ... hmm ... tomatoes in your closet. 

715 sq ft 1 bedroom on second floor. Electric baseboard heat

one computer, modem, router

those Al Gore low wattage bulbs

Fridge

Kuerig

microwave

stove (that I don't use)

(2) Air purifier

wifey's hair straightener

and one industrial strength hairdryer

 

$250 a month

 

Edit: tv and cable box that are barely used

 

Turn your heat off when you leave for the day.  Only turn the heat on in the room you're actually going to be in.  Unplug your tv and cable box.  Put timers on everything that you can.  Heat from your neighbor downstairs should keep your bill lower.  What temperature are you keeping your apartment at?  Also, words of my father, put on a gosh darn sweater already.

Doesn't PSE&G "pre-bill" for Expected usage?

 

I've gotten a bill for $300+ before for my 1 bedroom condo, and I know I used nothing close to that... it auto paid so I didn't know until after the fact.... but then they automatically credited me for what I didn't use and I enjoyed a couple months without having to pay....

715 sq ft 1 bedroom on second floor. Electric baseboard heat

one computer, modem, router

those Al Gore low wattage bulbs

Fridge

Kuerig

microwave

stove (that I don't use)

(2) Air purifier

wifey's hair straightener

and one industrial strength hairdryer

 

$250 a month

 

Edit: tv and cable box that are barely used

I'm gonna throw in some poor insulation could be  part of the problem too.

This would me a great place where anybody who opted to have their gas bill switched to one of those variable rate alternative providers. How did they fare this winter. I saw on the news some of those people got surprised with a triple size bill

 

We have debated this in the past on the board

Yep - my HOA got surprised by this.... :\

I just got a high bill too. It's because they came and did a reading.

If I get a unusal statement, I compare the meter readings with what is on the statement. Sometimes the Meter Reader writes the wrong numbers down.

 

Sent from an undisclosed location.

 

 

Obama campaigned on the promise that "electricity rates will necessarily have to skyrocket."

 

Maybe he didn't lie onetime?

Under obama's cap and trade plan, electric rates would have to necessarily skyrocket...

 

IF you live in coal powered areas, yes. The bids post coal fines hae already been done. They are still bidding below what our region has been bidding at for a while, because our generation is from more expensive sources. 

Any chance somehow your electric provider got changed?

My dad has managed to have this happen several times.

One company name was actualy "Total Gas and Electric Charges" ( or something close ).

Energy Plus hounds me regularly via all sources.

You even get inserts with your bill.

Ran into a few people suckered by them.

 

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/energy-plus-company.html

I'm going to have to try and find the meter. I think it's in the basement somewhere. Add it to the list of things to do this weekend.