Why are my gas and electric bill so much higher this year?

[Anonymous]

This year for the month of November our gas bill was $140 and our electric bill was $230. Last year at this time our gas bill was $75 and our electric bill was $170.

The only thing we have done differently is add a new gas stove and a heated floor in the bathroom. I realize that will increase the price of gas marginally but we don’t run the stove all the time (usually only on the weekends for a few hours a day) and the heated floor is on a timer so is only on in the early mornings. Any thoughts? Are prices just that much higher this year?

[Anonymous]

Look at your usage by unit between this year and last year. If it’s close to the same usage, then yes, the prices are that much higher.

[Anonymous]

You have to look at your bill for the amount of energy consumed, not the price. I used less than last year, and my bill is higher. Read a newspaper if you don’t understand why the price of energy is higher. Europe is getting killed on energy prices, and many Ukrainians don’t have any.

[Anonymous]

Not sure who your provider is, but Washington Gas raised their rates by quite a lot this year.

[Anonymous]

Op here - that is what my DH is telling me.

Electric usage for this year in the month of November was 400 kwatts more than last year, which seems like a lot. There were 3 more days this year in the billing cycle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to look at your bill for the amount of energy consumed, not the price. I used less than last year, and my bill is higher. Read a newspaper if you don’t understand why the price of energy is higher. Europe is getting killed on energy prices, and many Ukrainians don’t have any.

At this point we should just let Russia take Ukraine. I mean either send out military in to defeat Russia and protect Ukraine or we just let Russia have it. Not worth the gas prices.

[Anonymous]

Have you looked at the breakdown of the total? I don’t live in DC anymore so I can’t give the exact list, but mine includes things like an environmental fee ($11), nuclear construction cost recovery ($8), municipal franchise fee ($1), etc.

[Anonymous]

Inflation.

Have you beeniving under a rock? Natty gas prices has rocketed this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This year for the month of November our gas bill was $140 and our electric bill was $230. Last year at this time our gas bill was $75 and our electric bill was $170.

The only thing we have done differently is add a new gas stove and a heated floor in the bathroom. I realize that will increase the price of gas marginally but we don’t run the stove all the time (usually only on the weekends for a few hours a day) and the heated floor is on a timer so is only on in the early mornings. Any thoughts? Are prices just that much higher this year?

You are not serious, right? Every media source I consume warned about the price hikes that were coming regarding gas/electric.

[Anonymous]

Inflation and the European energy crisis courtesy of Russia.

We saw it coming and have decided this winter to set the thermostat a few degrees cooler, especially at night, and wear warm clothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inflation and the European energy crisis courtesy of Russia.

We saw it coming and have decided this winter to set the thermostat a few degrees cooler, especially at night, and wear warm clothing.

Op here - our heat is at 65 at night and 67 during the day. Can’t really go much colder (IMO) since the kids start getting cold. I mean I am freezing as well at that temp but I just drink hot tea and wear fleece all winter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation and the European energy crisis courtesy of Russia.

We saw it coming and have decided this winter to set the thermostat a few degrees cooler, especially at night, and wear warm clothing.

Op here - our heat is at 65 at night and 67 during the day. Can’t really go much colder (IMO) since the kids start getting cold. I mean I am freezing as well at that temp but I just drink hot tea and wear fleece all winter.

OP, your bill is already very low, so is your temperature. The only thing you can do is to suck the cost. We are all in the same boat. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to look at your bill for the amount of energy consumed, not the price. I used less than last year, and my bill is higher. Read a newspaper if you don’t understand why the price of energy is higher. Europe is getting killed on energy prices, and many Ukrainians don’t have any.

At this point we should just let Russia take Ukraine. I mean either send out military in to defeat Russia and protect Ukraine or we just let Russia have it. Not worth the gas prices.

Suck it up, Boris.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation and the European energy crisis courtesy of Russia.

We saw it coming and have decided this winter to set the thermostat a few degrees cooler, especially at night, and wear warm clothing.

Op here - our heat is at 65 at night and 67 during the day. Can’t really go much colder (IMO) since the kids start getting cold. I mean I am freezing as well at that temp but I just drink hot tea and wear fleece all winter.

65 is not heat-- that's AC. There is no point in trying to extract heat from a temperature setting that low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation and the European energy crisis courtesy of Russia.

We saw it coming and have decided this winter to set the thermostat a few degrees cooler, especially at night, and wear warm clothing.

Op here - our heat is at 65 at night and 67 during the day. Can’t really go much colder (IMO) since the kids start getting cold. I mean I am freezing as well at that temp but I just drink hot tea and wear fleece all winter.

65 is not heat-- that's AC. There is no point in trying to extract heat from a temperature setting that low.

What does that even mean? We set the heat at 65 at night. So when the thermostat goes below 65 (which it does often in the winter) the heat turns on. That is called heat.