whats your electricity bill been avg'ing this summer??

[TINKRD]

1900 sq ft.

last 2 months have been $160 each month

the 2 months prior to that was $110. each month

all electric house

Coserv is our provider

75 at night, 76/77 when we're there and 80 when we're not

[mikecobra95]

2450 Sq Ft house. I have Gas and electric. Past few months the electric was around $110-$140. Hit $216 last month. Keep my place at 76 degrees. Winter rules at my house. Go gas heat:)

I am sure this next few bills will suck for electric, the heat has been ridiculous this year.

[emg]

1600 sq ft house and a pool pump that runs 12hrs a day...last month it was $320

[SALEEN449]

2450 Sq Ft house. I have Gas and electric. Past few months the electric was around $110-$140. Hit $216 last month. Keep my place at 76 degrees. Winter rules at my house. Go gas heat:)

I am sure this next few bills will suck for electric, the heat has been ridiculous this year.

2400 sq ft. electric and gas. Keep it at 68-71 max. Have to sleep cold. Usually around 500 in the summer.

[Nate]

Haven't seen one of these threads yet... :rolleyes:

[bcoop]

$380 last month. Apparently the added insulation didn't help. :(


Next step is to have someone service the a/c, and make sure it's in proper working order.

[futant]

250/month approx summer
keep it at 74-75 , finally turning it up to 76

1300 sq ft.
exterior shutters, two story , old 8-10 yr a/c unit

[Bubbaearl]

289 this month. 1600 ft 1 bedroom/40x90 shop/18x20 build room with a/c / well /pool (small) / and watering the yard/garden every other day . no complaints we stay cool . ;)

[AdamLX]

3800sqft 2 story
My schedule changes weekly, but I program it like this:
After/Before work 77°
At work 79°
Sleep 75°


My last bill was $260 gas/electric.

[downshift_me]

$241 for a little over 1600sqft. A/C is at 68-73 all day/night.

[Red 342 H.O.]

2449 sq ft.....all electric at .11 kwh (Tri-County Electric).......avg. bill $200 in summer......$80 in winter.

81 when not at home and 77 when we get home around 5pm......76 at 10pm to 5am.

[[CS]ls1haha]

2400 sq ft. electric and gas. Keep it at 68-71 max. Have to sleep cold. Usually around 500 in the summer.

That's chump change for an F&I guy. :p

My junk has been a hair over $200. I hardly remember to turn up the ac while I'm gone so it sits around 75*

[lowthreeohz]

180/month for a 14xx sq feet at 78-79 when not home and maybe 77 when.

edit: @ .13x/kwh

[mikeb]

2000 sq ft, original circa 1989 insulation/windows and a/c unit, kept on 77 degrees around the clock, .115/kwh, about $290/month.

New a/c coming at the end of the year if money allows.

[mikecobra95]

2400 sq ft. electric and gas. Keep it at 68-71 max. Have to sleep cold. Usually around 500 in the summer.


I wish I could keep it cooler! My woman gets cold too easily. My house is a pretty open floor plan with high ceilings so as long as I keep my fans on when I'm home it keeps it cool enough for me in here. Not looking forward to next months bill:( My old house was always at 72. That was almost perfect for me;)

[PooterWS6]

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$350-450 these past couple of months:(

2k sq ft house (1962) with new windows all around.


Next step is insulation(possibly after a roof), and I hope we can get this damn old a/c to kick the bucket...('89 model still kickin:()

[stinginstang]

2300 sq ft 1 story - 726 dollars. Pool pump runs 8 hours a day. Having the AC checked tomorrow thermostat set to 75 all the time.

[Big Studly]

$80/mo...think I have around 1100 sq. ft., two stories, two units circa 1990. Off during the day, on in the evening to around 75. Turn off downstairs unit at night.

[bjtheman1]

Just moved into our first house, 2700 Sq Ft. I leave the upstairs unit on 86 all day/night and our downstairs at 80 during the day and 78 at night. I have no idea what to expect for our first months bill, we have co-serv and we have both gas & electric. :confused:

[Carl]

2900 SQ FT $440 a month last 2

[ToRqUeTwIsTeR]

CoServ is a co-op so you can expect a lot lower cost then most providers. They have to do that because customers in a co-op cannot switch providers. I work for CoServ on the gas end as an Engineer and I have to tell customers that all of the time. Heck, on the gas end we are generally a lot cheaper then Atmos per ccf.

CO-OP > all

[NeedleSharp]

New roof, New AC, pump running 12hrs a day in a 2 story 3,200sq/ft house and last bill was $700 i believe

[NeedleSharp]

Just moved into our first house, 2700 Sq Ft. I leave the upstairs unit on 86 all day/night and our downstairs at 80 during the day and 78 at night. I have no idea what to expect for our first months bill, we have co-serv and we have both gas & electric. :confused:
86? fuck that...

i never want to break a sweat in my own house... thats shit...

[Mychael101]

2000 sq ft set at 75 pool pump running 6+ hours a day this months bill is $270
Going to have the a/c checked out just to make sure everything is in proper working order.

[bjtheman1]

86? fuck that...

i never want to break a sweat in my own house... thats shit...

I'm with you there I hate being hot, we're mainly working on the downstairs rooms right now so it's not bad unless you go upstairs for a little while or longer. I need to install a couple ceiling fans upstairs also, there's none in any of the bedrooms.

[Sgt Beavis]

May 15 to Jun 15 - $180
Jun 15 to July 15 - $220

Thermostat usually stays at 79degrees but it runs all day long because I work from home. I also have three computers running all day long.

I'm betting the July 15 to Aug 15 bill is going to be near $250 because I had guest over the weekend. I put the thermostat at 72 degrees for them. Of course it didn't help that the temperatures ran 107. However there is a bright side. Normally my AC wouldn't be up to the task of keeping the whole house that cool but since I put in the solar screens it has no problem putting a good chill in the house if I want it....

[Nate]

Yesterday Texas used more electricity than it has all year. :eek: :eek: :eek:

[coors2003]

so who has TXU? i only have a 1500 sq ft house and my bill in june was 314 and june was 396. we have been in our house for over 2 years and the highest its ever been was like 260 and we keep it at 78. sometimes 77

i called txu about it and all they said was prices of natural gas went up and thats why its higher i say bullshit :mad:

[Nate]

so who has TXU? i only have a 1500 sq ft house and my bill in june was 314 and june was 396. we have been in our house for over 2 years and the highest its ever been was like 260 and we keep it at 78. sometimes 77

i called txu about it and all they said was prices of natural gas went up and thats why its higher i say bullshit :mad:
You are the kind of customer that is 90% of our calls right now.

Let me guess you don't realize three things.

1) Natty gas has gone up and energy costs have gone up
2) You are a month to month rate possibly not on a contract so you absorb the flucations of the market due to not being on a locked in rate
3) You do not realize that this is the hottest summer we've had in a few years

[TINKRD]

damn. my electric bill is looking good compared to everyone elses :D

make me feel a little better.


i added solar screens to all my East and West facing windows. Helped ALOT.

the west windows have no blinds and my front office would literally be 85+. w/ the addition of the screens the room is now the same as the rest of the house.

good investment from what i can tell comparing my bill to everyone elses

[Doug Hatton]

I started this year off feeling pretty good about my bills at the new house (3BR, 1900 sq ft). They were below $120 all the way until my May bill. June it jumped to $300, then July it was $375!! I finally got off my ass and called Commerce to find out what happened. I did notice my usage was obviously up, but I noticed my rate had increased as well. After talking to them, I realized that my contract had expired back in November! I had been on a variable rate since then. I hadn't really noticed it, since the usage was so low during those months, but once the temps got up it was VERY noticeable! Anyway, I signed a new contract and things should settle back down. Just for comparison, the $375 bill would have been $220 had I called them LAST month and got this taken care of.

[Mr Majestyk]

so who has TXU? i only have a 1500 sq ft house and my bill in june was 314 and june was 396. we have been in our house for over 2 years and the highest its ever been was like 260 and we keep it at 78. sometimes 77

i called txu about it and all they said was prices of natural gas went up and thats why its higher i say bullshit :mad:

We jettisonned service with TXU about five years ago after deregulation became effective. If they happen to offer the best price once our contract is up I would have no problem going back to them, but that is very unlikely to occur considering TXU's pricing history.

[coors2003]

You are the kind of customer that is 90% of our calls right now.

Let me guess you don't realize three things.

1) Natty gas has gone up and energy costs have gone up
2) You are a month to month rate possibly not on a contract so you absorb the flucations of the market due to not being on a locked in rate
3) You do not realize that this is the hottest summer we've had in a few years


#1 i found out the prices had gone up in june when i called
#2 i dont know if we are month to month. i know a lady came out and offered a locked rate not to exceed 12 cents or somthing like that so i signed up i called them on it and they said they have never locked rates in

#3 yes i know its hot but i dont mess with my thermostat we set it at 78 and leave it same as it has been for over 2 years

[Vertnut]

About 2900 living, constant 77*, 10'-12'-16' ceilings, Right at $300. Pretty good energy package, and TXU.

[Mr Majestyk]

#1 i found out the prices had gone up in june when i called
#2 i dont know if we are month to month. i know a lady came out and offered a locked rate not to exceed 12 cents or somthing like that so i signed up i called them on it and they said they have never locked rates in

#3 yes i know its hot but i dont mess with my thermostat we set it at 78 and leave it same as it has been for over 2 years

Do you have any paperwork from when you signed up for a locked rate, and how long ago was that?

[coors2003]

less than 6 months ago, and she gave a $25 coupon off the next bill for signing up

[camarenar]

3200 square foot 2 story home. 2 heat pumps, one is original from 1985, one is 3 years old. On Coserv and last bill was $400. Run upstairs and downstairs at 81 until 5:00, then upstairs gors to 79 to circulate air and downstairs goes to 77. Downstairs turn up to 80 at 10:00 p.m. and upstairs goes to 74 while we sleep and we have fans in each room.

Coserv would be cheaper butthey pass through a PCRF charge which is basically a charge back to each account for what it cost them to buy power. Usually adds another $100-$180 per bill or I would be a lot cheaper.

[mustangguy289]

289 this month. 1600 ft 1 bedroom/40x90 shop/18x20 build room with a/c / well /pool (small) / and watering the yard/garden every other day . no complaints we stay cool . ;)
Since when does watering the yard require electricity?

[Flamed 98 GT]

1400 sqft and the garage has ac also, about $170ish, 77 during the day and 75 at night...

[Nate]

3200 square foot 2 story home. 2 heat pumps, one is original from 1985, one is 3 years old. On Coserv and last bill was $400. Run upstairs and downstairs at 81 until 5:00, then upstairs gors to 79 to circulate air and downstairs goes to 77. Downstairs turn up to 80 at 10:00 p.m. and upstairs goes to 74 while we sleep and we have fans in each room.

Coserv would be cheaper butthey pass through a PCRF charge which is basically a charge back to each account for what it cost them to buy power. Usually adds another $100-$180 per bill or I would be a lot cheaper.
Not real sure what Coserv bills you look at but the one I saw this morning after all pass through charges etc still averaged to be 13.4 cents per kwh including tax and all charges...

[Mr Majestyk]

Since when does watering the yard require electricity?

Installed automatic sprinkler systems have solenoids that consume a pittance of electricity, but not enough to really matter.

[camarenar]

I would have to grab my last one but the PCRF charge just went up a bit last year and stayed up, I think it added around $150 to my bill. The overall Coserve rate (flat rate without PCRF ) is very low so far. With the PCRF it still comes out lower than a Reliant, or TXU, or Direct Energy.

I know I need some of my duct work re-wrapped so losing some cool air that way for dang sure.

[Mr Majestyk]

less than 6 months ago, and she gave a $25 coupon off the next bill for signing up

If you were not given any documentation from her stating a contract term and rate from you might as well go online to www.powertochoose.com and shop around for the best rate and term for your situation. While on there, I recommend trying to find a provider that does not charge a base customer fee every month as well.

[Nate]

I would have to grab my last one but the PCRF charge just went up a bit last year and stayed up, I think it added around $150 to my bill. The overall Coserve rate (flat rate without PCRF ) is very low so far. With the PCRF it still comes out lower than a Reliant, or TXU, or Direct Energy.

I know I need some of my duct work re-wrapped so losing some cool air that way for dang sure.
Ok I get what you are saying...I rolled that into just the charge as the cost of electricity the TDSP's/generation usually roles into how we calculate our rates.

[camarenar]

I like to be as cryptic as I can lol.

[Nate]

I like to be as cryptic as I can lol.
So what do you actually do in the market operations department?

[camarenar]

Middle man between our internal Marketing departments and all outside vendor. In other words I am the Bitch :-)

[Nate]

Middle man between our internal Marketing departments and all outside vendor. In other words I am the Bitch :-)
Sure you don't have any immediate openings? :D

[camarenar]

we have 2 in the department I work in overall. Check the site tonight and let's chit chat tomorrow :-)

[Nate]

we have 2 in the department I work in overall. Check the site tonight and let's chit chat tomorrow :-)
Will do. ;)

[DamonH]

Everyone posting what they pay doesn't really help much ... it'd be better to post how many kwh's you used for the month. Here are my last few bills + kwh's since it's what everyone else posted. Should be getting my next bill soon .. we'll see how bad the damage is.

3100 sq ft 2 story, gas water heater. 78 down / 80 up during day. 74 down / 78 up evening. 72 down / 75 up overnight.

07/10/2008

$178.57
1614kwh

06/10/2008

$126.68
1145kwh

05/08/2008

$60.40
546kwh

04/09/2008

$58.09
525kwh

03/10/2008

$57.31
518kwh

02/08/2008

$57.08
516kwh

01/10/2008

$66.60
602kwh

[mustangguy289]

Installed automatic sprinkler systems have solenoids that consume a pittance of electricity, but not enough to really matter.
Did not think about that... I am old school with a hose and sprinkler.

[Mr Majestyk]

Everyone posting what they pay doesn't really help much ... it'd be better to post how many kwh's you used for the month. Here are my last few bills + kwh's since it's what everyone else posted. Should be getting my next bill soon .. we'll see how bad the damage is.


Cost per kwh is what drives the train. Mine for instance is a flat 0.115/kwh.

For the period 6/25/08 through 7/25/08 our usage was 1641 kwh ($188.72) plus Sales Tax ($3.30), Gross Receipts Tax Reimbursement ($3.77), and PUC Assessment Tax ($0.31) for a total of $196.10.

[Doug Hatton]

Damon, sounds like you locked in a decent rate before fuel prices got out of hand... I agree it's all in the rate.... I had a contract that expired unbeknownst to me back in November. It was .09x per kw (which sounds REAL good right about now!) However, when it expired, it jumped to a variable rate which has run as high as .23 kw! I called them and signed a new contract at their current fixed amount of .145 or so per kw. My $375 most recent bill would have been $220 had I done this earlier. :o

[AdamLX]

Woops, memory failed me.

$228 total with electric/gas.
Electric was $195 for 1422kwh used (.14kw).

[mikeb]

Installed automatic sprinkler systems have solenoids that consume a pittance of electricity, but not enough to really matter.

Get ahold of a live, wet wire for a sprinkler zone and you might think differently :p

(Mine uses 27 volts a/c to each valve)

But yeah, insignificant juice usage as compared to the overall bill.

[justjoey]

Reliant, 1500 sqft past 2 months were around $90, last month was $160. Digital thermostat set @ 78 when at work and 74 when home. I need our A/C checked, it runs non stop in the evenings.

[fordracing19]

Last month was $117 2100sqft Txu .131kwh

[2165 Turbo Rail]

here is our usage
12/05/2007 782.0
01/08/2008 912.0
02/06/2008 757.0
03/06/2008 783.0
04/07/2008 779.0
05/06/2008 950.0
06/06/2008 1610.0
07/08/2008 2577.0

here is our bill date and amount
08/06/2008 $300.68
07/07/2008 $177.88
06/06/2008 $107.05
05/06/2008 $91.48
04/06/2008 $87.52
03/06/2008 $83.28
02/06/2008 $28.46
01/07/2008 $69.09

we started getting cocky thinking we will leave the AC on pretty cool all the time and see if that helps (it was taking a while for the house to cool down in the evenings) guess that cost us... look how we have tripled the usage in the last few months! But even with that its ok because we have a rate of .104pkwh so what should be a super high bill is only $300

that's in this 2300sqft 2 story with 2 AC units.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i283/chriswmos/Random/newhouse.jpg

[Chuck]

Ours was 260.60 for 1940 KWH used through 07/28/08. 2400 sq ft.

78 upstair and down during the day, 73 up and down in the evening until morning...although I temporarily drop it to 71 or 72 when I go to bed.

CoServ.