Just got our electric bill today

[minioncookies]

We are on the average billing program with txu energy.. We did open our bill to a shock of a high dollar bill.. But when you need it you need it.. You can't really help when you need it.. After that also we recieved another txu letter in the mail this time it was a rewards card with 59 bucks on it and some cents.. I love txu energy because that went towards the bill without putting a hole in the pocketbook. Weirdly enough we get the rewards card every year.. I guess it's better than nothing.. but sometimes i wonder if they don't overcharge you and then later in the year repay you back for the overcharges they do.. Because according to them it's how much electricity you use as to how much you get back.. Either way it was a great suprise and it helped! Wooho!

[bowrunner]

My electric bill was really high last month and this month will be worse, I know.

[tuyetmai]

We got our bill last week.  Yes this kind of crazy, even here in San Diego are nice here our bill still high.

[lgemini]

At the start of winter I started to cry when my bill came.    I need to find a part time job just to pay this bill!

[schoolvan]

Yep it has been a rough month this deep freeze can end anytime know I'm in Northern Pennsylvania. Temp -5 with winchill -25 to -35.

[mawhite63]

Believe it or not, budget billing helps smooth out the rough spots with your heating and cooling. When they level it out, it's not such a huge jolt during the bad periods of extreme hot or cold.

Just a thought. I like it better than getting than getting those crazy high bills. 

Yes - this!

We don't do balanced billing through our utilities, but I do that myself by setting aside the average heating payment over 12 months in a budget. Our home is gas heated, and January through April are crazy high months.

But what I do is I have an average set aside that I budget, and in the warmer months when the heat is smaller, I 'bucket' that money and set it aside. That way once January rolls around, I've got a few extra hundred in my gas 'bucket' to pay the extra over my average.

I do have to say though that January 2014's gas bill was a whopping $50 higher than the January 2013 gas bill. I've got on thermals, two layers of sweat pants, turtle neck sweaters, hoodies, and a sweater on top of all of that, and I'm still freezing here!

 

[msmoneybags48]

My hubby paid ours yesterday.  It jumped from $110 to $203 this month.  Mostly, I turn off lights to conserve energy but, given this weather, we have had to use space heaters and run our propane gas more regularly.  I am telling you that I awakened to 10 degree weather this morning, down from 23 degrees yesterday.  I will be glad when spring hits because this is too much.

[moon29]

we have ours set for budget billing so i dont have to worry that one month its going to be a huge surprise however i do only allow the heat to be turned to 67 in our house during the day at night i turn it down to 64.   its all about limits i would rather put on a sweater and socks and toss on a blanket then i would raise our budget billing amount.

[pmagalei]

Can't complain, it has been cold and the kids needs to be warm. This month has been so cold for us lately. I wish I have a wood stove to try and save some money on electricity. But Hopefully It will get warmer a little bit so we can start conserving on electricity.

[monnee]

I don't even want to receive one, but I know I will and it's going to be huge due to the cold weather.

[akee318]

I am not looking forward to getting these Winter electric bills.
It has been extremely cold in Illinois.

[mjoseph1]

mine was a bit higher also, using extra heaters to try and keep the gas bill down

[jracki]

My place won't let us crank the heat. We live in an apartment where we pay for heat & hot water included. Can only go up to 72 unless you get a doctors note to go higher. How awful is that!

[plennis]

Our electric bill seems to run about 45 - 65 every month. It seems to average itself.  We have done just abut everything we could in the last 3 or 4 years to save on all of our energy costs.  We are looking at going solar here shortly. 

[wadee1958]

I am dreading getting mine. Seems like the heat has run constantly all of January.

i had a high electric bill for january too.  its been so cold here, i hate to hear my heating system that means by bill is going to be high.