Electric Bill was $69.77 for January

debodun

debodun

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way upstate in New York, USA
I used 242 kwh, but the price just isn't for usage, there's a "delivery charge", "transition charge", "revenue decoupling", "SBC charge", "recovery charge", "supply charge", "merchant function charge" and a "payment & billing charge" plus various taxes. I don't even know what most of those mean, but the electric company is getting a "charge" out of it.
 

Thanks for making me look.
989kwh/$199

I can see I need to change my habits.
I keep a small electrical space heater in the 3 rooms I spend most of my time in.
I only turn them on if I'm going to spend a few hours in that room.
Maybe wear more clothes and keep the heaters just for emergencies.
 
wisenior said:
Thanks for making me look.
989kwh/$199

I can see I need to change my habits.
I keep a small electrical space heater in the 3 rooms I spend most of my time in.
I only turn them on if I'm going to spend a few hours in that room.
Maybe wear more clothes and keep the heaters just for emergencies.
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Have you looked at so-called milk room heaters?
 
debodun said:
I used 242 kwh, but the price just isn't for usage, there's a "delivery charge", "transition charge", "revenue decoupling", "SBC charge", "recovery charge", "supply charge", "merchant function charge" and a "payment & billing charge" plus various taxes. I don't even know what most of those mean, but the electric company is getting a "charge" out of it.
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Pull out some previous bills and post the charges please.
Your provider can give you the definition of joins of the line items if they are not somewhere on the bill.

Recovery is repairs as in winter weather damage. Delivery is hook up into the supply network. At least for us. Supply may be peak hour purchase on top of normal.

It is not free to run an electrical company and customer related expenses get billed to the customer.
 
My most recent bill for cooking gas and electric is $62.41 for my two bedroom apartment.

I rarely go above the minimum amounts included with the monthly delivery charges so there is no incentive to use less.

I would rather pay $2.00/day than mess around with a wood cook stove, candles, etc…

😉🤭😂
 
That Lady in PA said:
The explanation of all charges are on the back of our bill... hopefully on the back of everyone's bill!
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OK, found it. Had to read the fine print:

"delivery charge" - payment for company to transport energy to a home
"transition charge" - the cost of making the price of energy more competitive
"revenue decoupling" - a charge that reflects the difference between predicted and actual usage
"SBC charge (System Benefits Charge)" - a state mandated charge for all electric customers
"recovery charge" - a charge approved in a financing order issued by the New York State Public Service Commission
"supply charge", - what the customer pays for energy purchased
"merchant function charge" - administrative costs of obtaining energy supplies
"payment & billing charge" - the cost to produce and send a bill and process payments.

It still seems like a lot of gobbledegook.
 
I've been purchasing LED bulbs to replace ones that burn out. They are more expensive than the old incandescent bulbs, but I understand they are more efficient and last longer. That don't get as hot, either. I replaced the bulb in the outdoor pole light and the snow on the lid hasn't melted yet! I have a large box filled with old incandescent bulbs. Probably couldn't give them away these days.
 
debodun said:
I've been purchasing LED bulbs to replace ones that burn out. They are more expensive than the old incandescent bulbs, but I understand they are more efficient and last longer. That don't get as hot, either. I replaced the bulb in the outdoor pole light and the snow on the lid hasn't melted yet! I have a large box filled with old incandescent bulbs. Probably couldn't give them away these days.
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Led fanatic here but due to planted fish tanks which are my passion .

I have switched all bulbs to led or bit more outdated cfl .

Key is BRIGHT white not that soft white , well unless you prefer soft white but bright white for same watt is lots of illumination .
 
112Kwh@$0.07600 Per Kwh
This months bill is $26.51.
I hardly ever turn lights on, and only one light at a time. Maybe 4 hours a day or less. Plus I add a $1 or $2. and forget about it. So maybe once a year my bill will be almost nothing or a credit. A pleasant surprise.
Plus I have a lamp that runs on AA batteries. I don't understand why people have every single light in the house on, and complain about high electric bills
 
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There's always something going here. If it isn't the TV, is the desktop computer. The refrigerator runs now and then and i make heavy use of the microwave oven. Pole light comes on a dusk and shuts off at sunrise.
 
debodun said:
My usage last August was almost 900kwh, but not surprising because the guys that cleaned up my basement after it flooded use a lot of heavy electrical equipment and the 2 dehumidifiers were running all the time after that.
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Oh dear! You are comparing August to January. What are your additional charges in August?
 

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