Our stats for a similar size house built in the 70s (outside the city), Peoples and First Energy (and on payment plans that average out the costs so each month is roughly the same): Gas, $189/month and electric, $87/month. According to Peoples, our actual usage for Dec was around $218. Electric was around $135 in Dec. 🤷🏻 Our house is also not well insulated.
One thing That wanted to mention, just in case… our old house (1960) was built by my grandfather and he and a buddy did the wiring when he built it. Nothing was ever renovated, just repaired, and only updated when something broke and replacement parts were needed. Our electric bill was frequently over $500 a month and according to grandma, had “always been unusually high.”
Someone went through with some kind of tester once and found “hot spots” (his words) where things were registering in a way they shouldn’t have. The main one in the kitchen was behind what used to be a very modern (for the 50s/60s) electric panel with plugs and retractable cords, timer dials, etc. It was broken, but still getting power. Once the guy detached that panel from the live feed and got it all properly shut off/capped, and did the same with at least one other concerning spot, the electric bill dropped by $100/month.
I’m not an electrician (clearly), but it seems to me that all the jury-rigged electrics in that old house were causing some major issues and jacking up the electric bill. It could maybe be worthwhile to call an electrician and have them check your house for wiring faults. Especially if it’s a “mid-century,” or older, house.
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Our stats for a similar size house built in the 70s (outside the city), Peoples and First Energy (and on payment plans that average out the costs so each month is roughly the same): Gas, $189/month and electric, $87/month. According to Peoples, our actual usage for Dec was around $218. Electric was around $135 in Dec. 🤷🏻 Our house is also not well insulated.
One thing That wanted to mention, just in case… our old house (1960) was built by my grandfather and he and a buddy did the wiring when he built it. Nothing was ever renovated, just repaired, and only updated when something broke and replacement parts were needed. Our electric bill was frequently over $500 a month and according to grandma, had “always been unusually high.”
Someone went through with some kind of tester once and found “hot spots” (his words) where things were registering in a way they shouldn’t have. The main one in the kitchen was behind what used to be a very modern (for the 50s/60s) electric panel with plugs and retractable cords, timer dials, etc. It was broken, but still getting power. Once the guy detached that panel from the live feed and got it all properly shut off/capped, and did the same with at least one other concerning spot, the electric bill dropped by $100/month.
I’m not an electrician (clearly), but it seems to me that all the jury-rigged electrics in that old house were causing some major issues and jacking up the electric bill. It could maybe be worthwhile to call an electrician and have them check your house for wiring faults. Especially if it’s a “mid-century,” or older, house.