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My friend moved into a new 80/20 at the end of 2015. Her electric bill was about $65 a month, and she thought that was good because she has electric heat and (of course) AC. It turned out that her building had made a mistake for the first year and was not charging tenants for the electricity used to run the HVAC. Now my friend's monthly bill is closer to $175 with both components considered.
This is for an average size studio, and she doesn't have the toys that you have. She doesn't was a washer/dryer or dishwasher either.
So my question to the OP is, How is your heat generated?
My friend moved into a new 80/20 at the end of 2015. Her electric bill was about $65 a month, and she thought that was good because she has electric heat and (of course) AC. It turned out that her building had made a mistake for the first year and was not charging tenants for the electricity used to run the HVAC. Now my friend's monthly bill is closer to $175 with both components considered.
This is for an average size studio, and she doesn't have the toys that you have. She doesn't was a washer/dryer or dishwasher either.
So my question to the OP is, How is your heat generated?
OP said gas is covered for cooking and heating. I am more curious to see what OP's bill will look like in July and August when you start using your ACs.
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OP said gas is covered for cooking and heating. I am more curious to see what OP's bill will look like in July and August when you start using your ACs.
I am, too.
I'm assuming $60 tops. I may have them on for about an hour or two per day, if that. It's normally cool in my apartment. I have to turn the heat on sometimes!
They got some kind of Energy Star 11.1 EFI rating. Not sure if it's just marketing, or if these things really do sip less power...
I'd kill for a $40 electric bill. I'm in about 800 square feet in Queens - I pay for my own electric and gas, heat and hot water are paid for by landlord. My bills have consistently been around $100 since moving in a little over a year ago. I've posted lots of times complaining.
50-60 in non-summer months (heat is free), and 20-30 more in really hot months if I use the A/C a lot (A/C is not free). But I don't have a gas stove, everything is electric. Also I work from home so I'm usually sitting there on my laptop all day. I'm always amazed when I see people say their typical electric bills are in the 30s or 40s...
i don't get how people are only getting such small bills...mine hasn't been under $100 in years, and I only rented smaller apartments. Now I rent one with electric heat and forget it. ConEd is a notorious rip off...highest rates in the whole country.
Utility bill isn't only about consumption, you are paying as a subscriber to their services, taxes, and fees. It's not cheap to live in NYC because of all the taxes and this is one of them. Decades ago you could get rents that includes utilities, that's long gone
i don't get how people are only getting such small bills...mine hasn't been under $100 in years, and I only rented smaller apartments. Now I rent one with electric heat and forget it. ConEd is a notorious rip off...highest rates in the whole country.
I too have trouble believing some of these small bills unless many of the people reporting $40 or $50 bills are never home and they are paying only to run the fridge.
Well Summer comes early, temps expected into the 90's tomorrow so the AC's will all be humming away along with the Con-Ed cash registers.
Last edited by Kefir King; 05-16-2017 at 08:38 AM..
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