Another electricity thread, SRP specific though (apartments, appliances, how much)

[MaxPower123]

My last two SRP bills have been between $180 and $182. I've had air conditioning problems in my apartment so I figured that was the reason why since we had to run our air conditioner almost non-stop all day for several non-consecutive days. Looking at their bill comparison graph, it looks like this months bill is below the average for 900-1000sq homes in the area. I think $180 is way too high, the average according to them is about $210. Does this sound right?

I don't know if apartments use less electricity than homes even if they are the same square footage. My highest bill with APS on a similar sized apartment (about 900sq) was no more than $140.

I'm not looking forward to another $180+ electric bill

[CouponJack]

It mainly depends on the size of the a/c unit you have and how long it runs for....

What type of a/c "problems" are you having?

[MaxPower123]

Originally Posted by CouponJack

It mainly depends on the size of the a/c unit you have and how long it runs for....

What type of a/c "problems" are you having?

It wouldn't cool like it's suppose to. We set the thermostat down to around 77 or 78 and the coolest it got to was 80 or 81. Maintenance guy would fix it, it would work, then break. I think they finally got it, hopefully. I find it hard to believe that $210 is the average bill for a home that's around 1k sq.

[azjack]

"My highest bill with APS on a similar sized apartment (about 900sq) was no more than $140."

APS has had several rate hikes over the last two years. SRP probably has hiked prices too. So, your $140 peak bill might actually be closer to $180 under current pricing. Compare apples to apples by looking at the kilowatt hours you used from one place to the next in the same month.

There are a lot of variables, including appliance ages, sun exposure, and insulation.

[MaxPower123]

Originally Posted by azjack

APS has had several rate hikes over the last two years. SRP probably has hiked prices too. So, your $140 peak bill might actually be closer to $180 under current pricing. Compare apples to apples by looking at the kilowatt hours you used from one place to the next in the same month.

There are a lot of variables, including appliance ages, sun exposure, and insulation.

True about comparing kilowatt usage, I signed up for paperless statements and I doubt I can log back into my APS account. The other apartments were I had APS were brand new with brand new appliances though.

[CouponJack]

Originally Posted by MaxPower123

It wouldn't cool like it's suppose to. We set the thermostat down to around 77 or 78 and the coolest it got to was 80 or 81. Maintenance guy would fix it, it would work, then break. I think they finally got it, hopefully. I find it hard to believe that $210 is the average bill for a home that's around 1k sq.

Are you above the 1st floor? Apartments obv higher up are much harder to cool.

How old is the window unit?

[MaxPower123]

Originally Posted by CouponJack

Are you above the 1st floor? Apartments obv higher up are much harder to cool.

How old is the window unit?

One story apartment, no one above me. Supposedly the unit is about a year old, IDK if it's true.

[shiphead]

Originally Posted by MaxPower123

My last two SRP bills have been between $180 and $182. I've had air conditioning problems in my apartment so I figured that was the reason why since we had to run our air conditioner almost non-stop all day for several non-consecutive days. Looking at their bill comparison graph, it looks like this months bill is below the average for 900-1000sq homes in the area. I think $180 is way too high, the average according to them is about $210. Does this sound right?

I don't know if apartments use less electricity than homes even if they are the same square footage. My highest bill with APS on a similar sized apartment (about 900sq) was no more than $140.

I'm not looking forward to another $180+ electric bill

Last month was expensive for everyone. I'm not sure why. We keep our a/c at 82 during the day, 80 after 7:15pm and 78 after 11pm. We keep it this way during the weekday. We recently switched this to the weekend. Our current bill is $130 for 1100 sq ft. This includes washer,dryer, stove,oven,microwave and a computer that stays on for 16 hrs of 24 everyday.

[CouponJack]

Hmmm, I don't know what to tell you really.

Here's a site which can tell you how much power your drawing if you know how long and what type a/c you have....

(once you have that, you can calculate if your bills are accurate based on what your charged by your electric company)

hope this helps

Saving Electricity: How to Save Electricity

[MaxPower123]

Thanks for the link CouponJack.

I took a look at my bill, this is what I found:

-The Energy Charge includes a Fuel and Purchased Power
Adjustment Factor of $0.03570 per kWh.

and further down:

-The summer peak pricing season ends with this bill. Your next bill
will reflect summer season pricing.

:smh: