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[quote=Anonymous]OP, do you have electric heat?  If not, there no good reason why your Pepco bill would be that high.  (Unless you're confusing Washington Gas with Pepco, which I doubt).  Did you just move in?  Check the 12month utility bills from the prev owner to see if this is comparable.

Go to PEPCO.com.  If you have a new smart meter, there's a link on the website to tell you exactly the electricity usage is per hour (might be to the minute).  Check to see when it spikes and plunges to see what appliance/use might be the cause.

Check your outlets and plugs to see if anything was left on accidently.  Your electricity bill should not be doubling unless there's an energy hog somewhere.

If you do find that your heating system is the cause of high bill (it's always running), check the following:

Single Pane windows do cause loss of heat, but nothing like lack of insulation would do on the ceilings and air coming in through the basement/ground floors.  If your top floor and lowest floors have a huge temp range (greater than 15degrees), that might be the cause.

#1 solution is to air seal - Caulk and seal around doors, window frames, etc.  
#2 - check the ceiling insulation to see if you have adequate insulation (should be about 9inches of loose fill insulation or more around here).
#3 - check ceiling penetrations (overhead lights, vents, ceiling fans, etc.) that might be leaking air into the attic/joists, and seal them.

When those are ruled out as the cause, then go for the windows.  Changing windows aren't cheap, and the above "fixes" are usually cheaper and better.[/quote]

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