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peon2 OP t1_j6ii5nq wrote

Reply to comment by jrwolf08 in Is everyone's utilities pricing insane or am I getting screwed? by peon2

So you probably have Duqeunse Light and People's gas as well and both are about double yours?

This is kind of what I feared, we keep our house cool so it shocks me that we're this much higher than expected.

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jrwolf08 t1_j6ij2i7 wrote

Yep, Duq Light and Peoples.

Might wanna have your mechanicals checked if they are old. Check attic insulation for energy efficiency. Can also turn your water heater down too if the water temp is on the high end.

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peon2 OP t1_j6imgnm wrote

Just checking, how is your bill broken down for the electric. For instance my recent >$300 bill says $160 is "DLC charges" and $190 of it is "supply charges" but it doesn't specify what these mean. I assume one is the usage but not sure what the other is.

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tesla3by3 t1_j6innxg wrote

DLC charges are what DLC charges for transmission and distribution (basically maintaining the infrastructure). You can choose who your supplier is- it doesn't have to be the default supplier for DLC customers. That's what the supply charge is.

No matter who your supplier is, the bill comes fromDLC, and they will bill for the third party supplier.

If you have a paper bill all of this should be explained on the back I think.

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jrwolf08 t1_j6iuqbw wrote

Our DLC Charges are 54 and Supply Charges are 57 for Dec 2022.

Our highest month this year July 2022, with whole house ac and two windows units running, DLC Charges 121 and Supply 123.

Just checked our People's bill, and our Jan bill was 215, so closer to yours. Had it mistaken for the budget amount which is generally 120.

FWIW we have gas everything, water heater, stove, heat, dryer.

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