How much do your PSEG bills usually run? archived
Jul 18, 2011 at 9:44am
Mine are less, but I have a small ranch. When I had a larger house, and as many floors, that sounds right.
My last electric bill was a little over $200 (gas was negligible). We don't have central air but we do run window air conditioners all the time. My house also has four stories (third floor bedroom) plus three bedrooms on the second floor; the basement isn't cooled at all. I thought the bill was high...
My bills range from $500 as a high in the summer and winter to a low of about $130 in spring and fall. Typical three-bedroom with a couple window AC units and and standard boiler heat.
We don't have central air, just a window unit in the baby's room. Gas stove, gas hot water, electric dryer.
The highest bill I received last winter was $550, but that was before we installed new insulation. For the rest of the winter it was $~350. My bill last month was $90. We have a smallish old colonial, technically 5 bedroom but it's really more like 3, an office and the attic (which we don't heat, though it has a radiator).
The highest bill I received last winter was $550, but that was before we installed new insulation. For the rest of the winter it was $~350. My bill last month was $90. We have a smallish old colonial, technically 5 bedroom but it's really more like 3, an office and the attic (which we don't heat, though it has a radiator).
Whoa! I'm not in m/so, so may not be a good price comparison, and I think you guys have both gas and electric through pse&g, where ours is gas only (electricity is through jcp&l) but that is WAY higher than ours!
We're in a 3 bed/2 bath/living/family/kitchen/basement split level home. We have a gas furnace and single zone central air. I'm home with 3 kids pretty much all the time and set the thermostat somewhere between 68 and 72 year round, around the clock.
My highest combined gas/electric from this past winter was under $300. June was $30 for gas and $120 for electric.
We're in a 3 bed/2 bath/living/family/kitchen/basement split level home. We have a gas furnace and single zone central air. I'm home with 3 kids pretty much all the time and set the thermostat somewhere between 68 and 72 year round, around the clock.
My highest combined gas/electric from this past winter was under $300. June was $30 for gas and $120 for electric.
Well- ours level out to about 250/month- highest in winter and summer. Never higher than 400 in winter, last month was less jsut under 200. Keep it 66 during winter days & 62 O/N, 76-78 in summer. average 3 bed house, + finished attic/basement. New CAC and gas boiler that we service regularly. We are almost always home. how many TVs/cable boxes- I think they are big users- we just have one.
We have a 2 floor house (4 bed/3 bath about 2100 SF). Basement is not being used but it is cool in the summer. We pay about $130 for electric and about $25 for gas per month. Bill has not changed much from the Winter. I think the highest was $180. We keep the central AC on all the time for the dogs. The house is usually cold. We keep the thermostat at about 73-74 during the summer and 70-71 during the winter. We do have ceiling fans and new windows. Not sure if that makes a difference.
Tenecia...you probably have newer windows and better insulation.
My old house (currently for sale) was on the even payment plan...$415 (ish) per month. It's a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 3 story with central air and gas heat and new windows. We keep it comfortable. My old house in SO has really old windows and it was a KILLER....sometimes in the realm of $900/month. Yipes!!!!!
My old house (currently for sale) was on the even payment plan...$415 (ish) per month. It's a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 3 story with central air and gas heat and new windows. We keep it comfortable. My old house in SO has really old windows and it was a KILLER....sometimes in the realm of $900/month. Yipes!!!!!
Our heating/cooling bill rarely goes above $200-$225 during any part of the year (4-zone central a/c, 7 bed, 4.5 bath, including 3-bay attached garage), and Mammabear is correct, newer constructed houses (ours is less than 10 years old) have MUCH better insulative properties than older homes, where the money literally goes out the windows. Our house basically keeps a standard temperature of about 67-68 degrees in the winter and around 72 in the summer, so there really isn't much use for heating/cooling, except for extreme days, when we become a little startled because we aren't used to hearing the heating/cooling units go on very often.
Wow. I think this rental townhome was built in the 70s or 80s so it isn't that old. I'm totally baffled as to why our bills are so high. Could it have to do w/the efficiency of the units?
Well, it all depends on the temperature setting and how long you're home. During winter, our house is ~65 when we're home and 59 when we're at work (though last winter my wife was home all day with the baby, so our bills were high).
One thing many people don't realize is that when you come home from work, and the interior of the house is in the 80's or 90's, putting on the a/c and then turning it off after you've taken the edge of the heat off really is only a short time solution. Leaving a unit on and set at a certain temperature all day is much more efficient as it will cool the walls down completely, and will only turn on and off a few times a day. This is even more noticeable with central air. Just turning it on for an hour really serves no purpose, as you will turn it on again and again. Set the thermostat at something like 78-79 during the rough summer months and you'll notice a distinct savings overall.
Not necessarily, as you'd have to run the washing machine a lot more due to the sweat-saturated sheets and pillow cases.
Dude, sweat is sweat. If you don't sweat, you're going into hyperthermia. I've seen it up close during a couple scuba vacations, it ain't pretty.
Guess what is one of the biggest electricity hogs in the home?
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/06/27/electric-bills-on-the-rise-check-your-cable-box/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/06/27/electric-bills-on-the-rise-check-your-cable-box/
We used to keep the cable box on a power strip that I snapped on and off every day. I noticed small a difference in our electric bills. Basically, anything with a clock or battery charger is sucking a lot of power 24/7 for no good reason.
DEFCON_Creator said:
Not necessarily, as you'd have to run the washing machine a lot more due to the sweat-saturated sheets and pillow cases.
Why would I have to do that?
We don't have A/C in the bedrooms. Last night was hot and sweaty, for sure.
we do the equal payment plan, and pay about $375 a month all year. standard mwood 3 bedroom colonial house. no central air (but we do have window units). seems very high, but it leaks like a sieve. we need to replace the windows!
Last night wasn't bad at all. So long as the outside temperature gets below 80 by bedtime, it's okay. Just put a fan in the window and buck up, winter will be here soon and we can complain about the cold.
RobB said:
We used to keep the cable box on a power strip that I snapped on and off every day. I noticed small a difference in our electric bills. Basically, anything with a clock or battery charger is sucking a lot of power 24/7 for no good reason.
Actually all items that are plugged in even if not really in use (think of phone chargers for example when you are not charging your phone, TV when it is off, PCs when they are off) consume energy, so you should unplug them or connect them to a switch that you can easily turn on and off when you leave the house. We also replaced all the bulbs in the house with the new efficient bulbs including the ones outside since we leave the lights on at night and we use the smallest Watt necessary for the room. It helps a little bit. Just make sure you get them during a sale. HD has them on sale often (Pack of 6 for $4.99 sometimes).
I would love to sleep with the windows open sometimes, but everytime I do, I wake up all stuffy and unable to breathe. I consider that pretty important.
The first thing I might do is check your appliances. When I lived in Hoboken--in a 1 bedroom townhouse my electric bill came in at an outrageous cost. I checked with my neighbors who were SHOCKED.
It turned out that the refrigerator was in serious need of replacement and was sucking in electricity like a delicious cherry Slurpie.
Once the landlord replaced my refrigerator--everything was back to normal.
The costs you quoted--sounds really high to me.
It turned out that the refrigerator was in serious need of replacement and was sucking in electricity like a delicious cherry Slurpie.
Once the landlord replaced my refrigerator--everything was back to normal.
The costs you quoted--sounds really high to me.
I have a bungalow and I pay $189/month on the PSEG budget plan (for gas and electric). I usually break even at the end of the year. So $189 X 12 = $2268 a year. I have one window AC downstairs and one window AC upstairs (only one is on at a time, depending on where I am). And on days like we've been having, they're on from the minute I get home from work until the minute I leave for work -- and all day/night long on the weekends.
Mine was under $200 but I have a small house, and only run one airconditioner at a time, and only when I am home. Winter time when it is cold the gas bill is a killer I have hit easily $550 with gas and electric some months despite keeping it at low temperature. I insulated the walls. I am going to insulate my attic floor, hopefully before winter, maybe that will help. I am sure my boiler is not efficient so maybe that is next.
DEFCON_Creator said:
I guess you were born with rosewater in your pores.
I'm not odor-free, but I don't notice the odor transferring to my sheets. I drink immense amounts of water in the sweat season, and that probably dilutes my sweat. Actually, it seems to. I sweat profusely this year. All of my clothes get completely drenched. You should try it. Believe it or not, it's much more comfortable than being merely sticky. I've only been hot one day this year.
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Are these PSEG bills abnormally high? I dread buying a house if I can expect to pay higher bills after we move in.