Leisuretowne, NJ electric bills (houses, heat pump, living in)
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Investigating the "reason" Leisuretown in Southampton, NJ, 08088 has absurdly high electric bills. I've been told the small 2/bd 2/bth runs $500. mnth! And the residents are "required" to use a particular provider Thanks for any help.
I've been told the small 2/bd 2/bth runs $500. month!
You have to provide a context for that figure otherwise it's meaningless.
I guess if you set the AC to 60 and left the windows open it would cost you $500 in the summer. Wherever you got the $500 quote is absurdly incorrect or they are doing far more than "average" heating and cooling + living. I haven't seen a bill over $100 for those I know living in Leisuretown.
Well, the required provider would make sense. There is generally only one "provider" available in most areas. What you can choose is the "supplier" and the right to choose one is based on the area they serve and not all suppliers are available in all areas.
As to a $500 electric bill, without any reference it's impossible to say whether or not it's reasonable. For instance, if the houses used a heat pump with electric back up, it isn't out of the realm of normal that electric bills in the winter could be $500.
The electric rates in Leisuretowne are definately higher. I got an electric bill this past winter for $684.00 for one month. I keep my heat on 65 degrees. I finally went on the budget with PSE&G.
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Heatpumps are extremely efficient for cooling & extremely inefficient for heating under 40 degrees. I highly recommend a kerosene heater for under 40 degrees. It makes a huge difference.
As to a $500 electric bill, without any reference it's impossible to say whether or not it's reasonable. For instance, if the houses used a heat pump with electric back up, it isn't out of the realm of normal that electric bills in the winter could be $500.
We have a hybrid electric heat pump with gas backup and its VERY efficient.. In fact the largest heating bill over the winter (gas and electric and service contract for us with a 4 bed 3 bath split level was $255 .. In Feburary. In may it was down to $119 for everything..
We have a hybrid electric heat pump with gas backup and its VERY efficient.. In fact the largest heating bill over the winter (gas and electric and service contract for us with a 4 bed 3 bath split level was $255 .. In Feburary. In may it was down to $119 for everything..
The newer hybrid systems with gas backup are great, they provide the best of both worlds. However, most homes in NJ that have heatpumps have them because there wasn't any gas infrastructure in the area they were built in. Those homes have electric backups that are really inefficient.
The best example around here are the older homes in King's Grant, which almost universally have heat pump systems with electric backup unless the owners paid to extend the gas line to their home. Some of the older developments in my area are also heat pump systems, but many of them use some sort of fuel backup like propane or oil.
Given where Leisuretown is, I would guess most of those places are running heat pumps with electic backups, hence the really high winter energy bills.
Most of the homes in Leisuretowne have electric baseboard heat. A few of the newer homes have gas heating, and still fewer have installed heat pumps with electric backups. I have the electric baseboard heat, and while the winter months are expensive, I find that the summer months run about $150.00 to $200.00 even with central air. My home is approx. 1400 sq. feet.
You bet they are high. Our first year here prompted us to put in a Pellet Stove. Love it, good alternative, and cozy heat. Electric heat is cold. Everyone I talk to has high electric bills.
Boiler with baseboard heat is the best most even heat you can have. Hot air heat next best heat.........Electric heat is hot and cold......gets very warm when it is on, but can get quite chilly before the thermostat turns the electric heat back on.
and yes electric baseboard heat is very expensive. No way around it.
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Investigating the "reason" Leisuretown in Southampton, NJ, 08088 has absurdly high electric bills. I've been told the small 2/bd 2/bth runs $500. m
nth! And the residents are "required" to use a particular provider Thanks for any help.
electric bills in Leisuretowne
