how much is your electric bill ? (Howe: sales, house, high income)

[mojo101]

I am expecting north of $400,how about you?

[gwarnecke]

I'm on track to use over 3000 kWH this month, which will put me around $330-350.

I try to minimize the time we spend at home and turn up the AC when we're away, but even with the AC set at 83 downstairs/86 upstairs when we're away, we still use plenty of electricity when it's >100 degrees outside. We are still using less than last summer, due largely to my installation of a variable speed pool pump last fall.

[jenfarm_]

$136 - 1150 kWh

We live in a small duplex. Keep our AC at 68/72.

[airdrawndagger]

Generally $300-400 a month during summer months (Jun-Sept), quite a bit lower (~$100) in cooler months.

2300 sqft single family house. AC at 76 during day, 72 at night

[H'ton]

Energy companies must be loving this hot weather!


Property taxes and utility costs are completely out of control in this state.

[Dave_n_Tenn]

Originally Posted by H'ton

Energy companies must be loving this hot weather!


Property taxes and utility costs are completely out of control in this state.

Actually they don't. Most utility systems are built for typical loads not high loads. It's quite a complicated system, but most people associate/think of power, with a simple on and off switch.

[gwarnecke]

Originally Posted by H'ton

Property taxes and utility costs are completely out of control in this state.

According to this list, Texas has lower average monthly energy costs (electricity + gasoline + natural gas + heating oil) than every state in the US except for New Mexico (and, FWIW, Washington DC).

https://wallethub.com/edu/energy-costs-by-state/4833

Electricity rates did spike last year with the Ukraine war and associated increase in NG prices, but they've since come back down. If you renewed at 15+ cents/kWH last year, you should strongly consider shopping for a cheaper plan now.

[airdrawndagger]

Originally Posted by H'ton

Energy companies must be loving this hot weather!


Property taxes and utility costs are completely out of control in this state.

As posted above, TX's utility costs are very reasonable with the caveat of an occasionally unreliable grid.

Agree about property taxes. However, relatively high income earners who don't have an expensive house almost always come out ahead vs living in a state with income tax but lower property taxes. I will concede that TX is not the ideal place for retirees (no W2, so lack of state income tax doesn't help). It is unclear to me how "tax haven" states like Tennessee manage to have no state income tax, low property taxes, and reasonable sales tax.

[illidanx]

1300 kwh, $150, 2200 sq ft house. 83 at day time even with WFH, nothing that ceiling fan cant fix. 80 after 5pm when kids are home and 76 after 9pm.

[mojo101]

Originally Posted by mojo101

I am expecting north of $400,how about you?

just came,$177