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ListofReddit OP t1_j241jqj wrote

Reply to comment by The001Keymaster in Gas bill doubled by ListofReddit

Right and everyone would accept almost $200 is a fair price for an apartment of 600sq feet. That’s an entire house gas price.

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chefmarksamson t1_j242umu wrote

I mean, check your bill. Did the price per CCF increase from previous months? Did your transmission/storage/dozen-or-so-other-random-fees increase dramatically? If not, then yes, $180 IS what it costs to heat your particular 600sqft apartment to 68-70 degrees in this cold, regardless of what it seems like it should cost.

Did your usage more than double, according to your bill? If so, you’ve definitely tracked down the problem. Maybe your apartment, small as it is, is cheaply built, poorly insulated, and has shitty windows? Maybe the furnace is old and inefficient? You could always try weatherproofing and/or running an efficient space heater like an electric oil-filled radiator to see if that helps.

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pghgreatest t1_j272poj wrote

What are the chances the meter thingy duquesne used to measure is wrong ? Can we ask for it to be inspected to ensure it’s functioning appropriately?

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TangyWonderBread t1_j24eax6 wrote

>That’s an entire house gas price.

Not really. In a really cold month, I once got a $550 gas bill for a 3 bed house in Pittsburgh.

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Spag-N-Ballz t1_j24nlqf wrote

About 14 years ago I lived in a really old, poorly insulated 2 bedroom duplex. Single pane windows, basement, etc. The last winter I lived there I had a gas bill that was more than my rent (over $600).

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myhouseisabanana t1_j273w3o wrote

Oof really? Was it unusually big? Biggest I ever got was 320 or so

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TangyWonderBread t1_j27axpe wrote

Yeah, it was an extremely poorly insulated house though. Original 1901 windows. After that we bullied the landlord into replacing the windows and it dropped to about $200 in regular cold winter months and $300 in frigid months.

Important to note this was 9 years ago- between regular inflation, extra inflation, and gas prices, I'm sure the same house's bill could be even higher today

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The001Keymaster t1_j242l8a wrote

Get on the budget amounts. It won't go up or down as much. I don't know what to tell you as far as fair goes. You pay for the amount of gas you use not some price the gas company randomly decided to charge you.

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zunit110 t1_j24fr04 wrote

I was $450 this month. $200 sounds like a bargain.

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