Thanks Brandon. Just got my electric bill today fir January The highest bill we have ever had in 26 years in this house was 376.45 February of 2017 it didn’t get above freezing here the entire month had 5 days it was below 10 that year But I have central heat and air House is 2400 square ft counting an all seasons patio room
Opened up the bill 578.45

Not sure what part of Ky. your in but the eastern side is crazy, especially WV.

I’m afraid it’s just the start

Holy Cow

That's 6 months worth of electricity at our home. Ouch!

Chris

And they want everything to go electric in the future. SMH

Gotta ask, what temp is your thermostat set on?...Got mine at 67, makes a huge difference in the bill during bitter cold.

My January bill was $163.00, heating 2000 sq ft....Home is heavily insulated though, and electric rates are probably different on the west end of the state.

sounds like you need a wood stove

toss another log on the fire

68 mostly and 66 at night Got 14 in blown in insulation in attic Bill is normally 250 ish in winter 160 ish in summer that is until bobo took over
Is your house all electric? Any secondary heat source ? Heat pump ? This bill is actually January usage not one I got in January

How many cents are you paying per KWH?

In western Washington outside the metro areas (Seattle/Tacoma) I'm currently paying 9.5 cents per KWH ($0.095 per 1000 watts) on the first 600 KWH, and 11.5 cents per KWH on anything over 600.
I think that might be pretty cheap compared to many other places?? Mostly all hydro generated.

Errrr..... Have you considered installing a door in the front opening of your house ??

You goit me curious so I went and ask the wife what our bill was. She said around $160 a month. We do the year round average. If I could convince her to do at least 50% of the clothes on the clothes line I bet it would be $100 a month. I am going to put a clothes line in the basement with the wood stove. We have one outside, but I'm the only only that will hang clothes. That clothes dryer eats money. And, if you think about it, your blowing heat out the door?????

sure hope you dont plan to drive through Kentucky any time soon, with that comment.

How many kilowatt hours was that ?
what are the sur charges?

4 season room so I guess the screens dont have muck R factor would be my guess.

Heck, that is cheap, compared to the Winter of 1984- 1985.

The electric bill back then, was $850.00 for 1 Month. That was for a 1 Bedroom Apartment 11 Feet wide x 45 feet long. I don't know what all the complaining about high electric bills, is about; when the old Apartment was less than 500 Square Feet. That was when there was several nights when is was -20 to -25 Degrees WITHOUT THE WINDCHILL. That old Apartment, was total Electric.

Invest in more insulation my friend. Only thing you can control. Weather and electric rates are out of our control.

They make a gizmo that sends the hot air from the clothes dryer to the living spaces through a filter. Saves mucho wasted heat. Have used one for years. Cheap , easy to install.

If your water heater is electric, I would check that one of the elements , is not shorted out , to ground. It will partially heat , but wastes hydro big time. I worked for a utility, in my former life. Saw this regularly . Quite often caused by a shot of lightening.. old243

jybrd63- Does your utility offer "budget" where the entirety of the annual bill is averaged over 12 months, usually based on the previous year's cost? I don't get big bill single month surprise for either my electric or natural gas bill. My electric company is also a cooperative so I get some coin back from them about every 2-3 years.