I Got My Last Electric Bill A Few Days Ago & It Was $207, Haven’t Had A Bill This High Since 2011 When We Had A Record-Setting Heat Wave…

I got a letter the very next day from the electric company, was expecting it to be an apology but nope, just telling me that they raised the rates and that the average bill would only be a little more than $2. Bull crap, every time they say the averages my bill is at least 3 times more than that. And I don’t keep the house ice cold either.

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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

You have ceiling fans or attic fan? Use floor fans too.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@MrBrownstone no attic fan, I have some small fans and ceiling fans but they don’t take the humidity out.

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@cherokeepatti Have you tried a dehumidifier?

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@MrBrownstone I have a dehumidifier. The thing about them is that they generate so much heat that it will raise the temperature in any room you put them in. So it won’t help reduce the electric bill at all. We had them in the dorm, the Coordinator bought 27of them for the girl’s building and put them in all of the hallways and the lounges. They collected so much water the tanks had to be emptied twice a day in warm weather. And it got even hotter in the building even with the a/c going full blast. The building had been remodeled and new walls built and somehow it caused the building to collect moisture inside. We had a mold problem in the building even with the humidifiers, had to change out all the ceiling tiles on the 2nd floor the year I retired due to mold being underneath them.