Just threw up in my mouth a little bit... the electricity bill came

JDigital · #1 02-23-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by my2rotties

Oh wait last month it was 9.95/kWh and this month it was 10.91/kWh

I sure hope that is cents/kWh...

Pan · #2 02-23-2009, 09:12 PM

on a lighter side i hope you savored the little bit of throw up...from now on it will taste like kraft dinner.

my2rotties · #3 02-23-2009, 09:21 PM

How did you know!!! I have been eating it a lot these days any ways.

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Originally Posted by Pan

on a lighter side i hope you savored the little bit of throw up...from now on it will taste like kraft dinner.

Keri · #4 02-23-2009, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Pan

on a lighter side i hope you savored the little bit of throw up...from now on it will taste like kraft dinner.

Bahahaha....awesome.

Sorry to hear about your power bill... ours is now like triple what it used to be before I lived here and before we had the tanks.

24storm · #5 02-23-2009, 09:14 PM

How does every one know what there tanks cost per month. I have tried those calculators and such. But i still get a very high bill. And the bill does not break out my tank for me. Since i have had a tank i have seen my bill increase quite a bit. But i cannot say my tank costs 200 a month or 50 a month, How do others come up with tank costs. It seams like every month enmax has a new fee for this or that.

phreezee · #6 02-23-2009, 09:20 PM

Same here, after adding 4 powerheads, 2 250W MH, and the 6 bulb TekLight, the bill was $359! I'm with Enmax, so maybe I would have broke $400 with Direct Energy...

my2rotties · #7 02-23-2009, 09:24 PM

It sure adds up... I have to figure out how to break the news to hubby.

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Originally Posted by phreezee

Same here, after adding 4 powerheads, 2 250W MH, and the 6 bulb TekLight, the bill was $359! I'm with Enmax, so maybe I would have broke $400 with Direct Energy...

levi1803 · #8 02-23-2009, 09:28 PM

My gas, water electric combo bill (though easymax) was $570 last month (usually about $250 or so), due to them estimating everything since the summer and then finally going to read the meter in January, I called and chewed them a new (you know what) I knew that they were there reading the meter as they left the gate open AGAIN for the dogs to get loose as they always do, so reamed them out about that too. Hopefully your situation was like mine and it'll just be one really nasty bill to begin with and then be basically back to normal next month.

Elliot

digital-audiophile · #9 02-23-2009, 11:14 PM

How the heck do you guys spend so much on electricity??? Do you keep all your lights/oven/dryer/dishwasher/etc. on 24 hours a day?

sphelps · #10 02-23-2009, 09:29 PM

Most of us will always get hit with a high electric bill every few months. The Electric company invoices monthly rates based on estimates. Then every few months (depending) you will get an actual reading. For some people they may even get a discount but anyone in the hobby will likely get a large bill. You can call the electric company and have the estimates changed if you want.

Bottom line is you're not paying $400 a month, you just didn't pay enough on your last few bills to cover the actual usage. Next month it will be back down to what it was before.