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Anonymous wrote:You were probably using auxiliary heat during the cold stretch which is electric and really expensive.

Stupid answer. They have gas heat.

Auxiliary heat is electric...

Why would you have auxiliary heat with a gas furnace?

Can’t tell you that but it’s what I’ve got.

You have a heat pump with a gas backup. Very different from a gas-only system.

Or maybe a 2-zone house with 1 zone being gas heat always and also 1 zone heat pump with electric backup/auxiliary heat.

That combo 2-zone setup is fairly common in NoVA houses built since maybe 1990.

Anonymous wrote:My parents in NY had an outrageous bill. A few years ago, the wonderful liberals in NY decided to shut down a nuclear power plant because it was "bad" for the environment. A few environmental activists got their way. Now energy bills are so high in Westchester, the liberal politicians are hiding and the environmental activists nowhere to be found either.

Nuclear is the most expensive form of power by far. What happened is natural gas went from being absolutely dirt cheap to not so cheap.

i pulled my last bill. i used 46% more energy this last billing period than i did in the same billing period in 2025, mostly due to the storm (snow covered our solar panels, and everyone was home for two weeks rather than out of the house during the day, and it was colder so more energy used to keep the house at 68°)

but also the cost per kWh hour is 21% higher than last year.

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Anonymous wrote:What provider ?

Dominion. I forgot my password because I normally don't look at the details and I can't seem to get a reset link emailed to me.

Your password is "F*ckUDominion1".

It’s fine for the prices to increase in my opinion. Dominion has been far too low for far too long. If the data centers are what’s pushing them to upgrade the infrastructure, then it’s fine with me, even if we share the costs! It’s only fair. I would be happy to have a bill significantly higher if it means we experience significantly less power outages!!

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Anonymous wrote:You were probably using auxiliary heat during the cold stretch which is electric and really expensive.

Stupid answer. They have gas heat.

Auxiliary heat is electric...

Why would you have auxiliary heat with a gas furnace?

Can’t tell you that but it’s what I’ve got.

You have a heat pump with a gas backup. Very different from a gas-only system.

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Anonymous wrote:You were probably using auxiliary heat during the cold stretch which is electric and really expensive.

Stupid answer. They have gas heat.

Auxiliary heat is electric...

Why would you have auxiliary heat with a gas furnace?

Can’t tell you that but it’s what I’ve got.

You need to look at your usage, not just the $ owed. Our bill was up sharply. Our usage was only up 2% over last year, but our bill was up 12%. We are feeling the rate increases.

I have BGE, but I download my monthly data and calculate the effective kwh rate. The available data shows the month/year, kwh used, and monthly bill amount. If you're using a similar amount of kw, then the increase would be in fees. Here in MD, lots of people are being hit with BGE delivery fees, especially for gas.

My parents in NY had an outrageous bill. A few years ago, the wonderful liberals in NY decided to shut down a nuclear power plant because it was "bad" for the environment. A few environmental activists got their way. Now energy bills are so high in Westchester, the liberal politicians are hiding and the environmental activists nowhere to be found either.

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Anonymous wrote:You were probably using auxiliary heat during the cold stretch which is electric and really expensive.

Stupid answer. They have gas heat.

Auxiliary heat is electric...

Why would you have auxiliary heat with a gas furnace?

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=why+is+electricity+used+for+axillary+heat+for+a+gas+system

Anonymous wrote:170 in December, 286 today. It's never been this high.
3200 sq. ft house with gas heating, 3 occupants, all LED, no excessive lighting etc.
Is this due to rising rates associated with proliferating AI data centers we're forced to subsidize, or am I missing something else?

What is your usage? You give all kinds of information except the important information.

looking at the numbers, from last billing period of jan 14- feb 12, i used 30% more electricity than i did in the previous billing period which was actually 3 days longer.

i have gas heat, so much of the energy use was due to the fact that we all were home all day. the daily power usage graphic on our bill jumped significantly right after the storm.

but also while the heat is gas-powered, the circulating pumps for the radiant are electric powered. they were working a lot harder (and we were heating more of the house) when the temps were in the teens and we were home than when it's normally 30+.

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Anonymous wrote:You were probably using auxiliary heat during the cold stretch which is electric and really expensive.

Stupid answer. They have gas heat.

Auxiliary heat is electric...

Why would you have auxiliary heat with a gas furnace?

you wouldn't. aux heat (internal resistive electric heat) only exists for *electric heat pumps* that start to struggle meeting the requested temp when the outdoor temperature is significantly below freezing.

a gas furnace does not have aux heat.

I paid $126 for January-Feburary, but bill was 180 and a relief fund paid for 53 of it. Pepco, Coco, 5500 Square feet. Extraordinarily cheap for us.