https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 07:17:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill/page/2#post-2605405 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:57:33 +0000 kes18 2605405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: KC<br /> Electricity: power company<br /> Heating/hot water: gas<br /> Last month's bill: electric-$282 (highest it has been this year). Gas- $29<br /> winter is $80-95 for electric and $50-$70 in gas. Can't wait for summer to end! FWIW, 1400 sq ft house, my husband works out of our house so he is there most of the day and occasionally they test/run machines there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill/page/2#post-2605329 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:41:31 +0000 808love 2605329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to add that when we got a solar water heater, it shaved off around 1/3 of our energy bill. In case anyone is looking for options. The break even rate was about 4 years but I think we we could have gotten it cheaper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill/page/2#post-2605229 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:09:25 +0000 arosebyany 2605229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: I fell i make up for it, because once it's warmed up I turn off the heat and usually don't have to turn on the air till 3ish, so there's a good 5 hours nothing is running :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2605100 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:33:18 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2605100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: yes! I feel wasteful almost using heat and a/c in the same day but sometimes it just feels impossible not to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2605069 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:23:18 +0000 Teachermama 2605069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$22! I have photovoltaic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2605067 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:17:57 +0000 sandy 2605067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in the Seattle suburbs. We have gas and electric. </p> <p>This is the first summer we have central AC and our bill is about $120/month. It's worth the extra expense!</p> <p>During the winter months our bill probably averages $250/month. I stay home and I like a warm house. </p> <p>There are some months where the bill is only $50/month (spring and fall) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604958 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:41:56 +0000 PurplePeony 2604958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: Seattle<br /> Electricity: city-owned power company (mandatory, we don't have the option to choose utility providers)<br /> Heat: oil<br /> Bills: our electricity is billed every other month and is usually around $175, so about $85-90/month. We don't have central AC, just a portable unit that we only run when really necessary. Our dehumidifier runs pretty much 24/7 and constitutes a good 1/4 of our power consumption, but unfortunately we have to do it or the basement gets really smelly. Oil usually gets topped off twice a year and runs $450-600 each time, depending on how cold it has been. We keep our house about 67-68 in the winter and it's about 2500 sq ft.</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: We looked into getting a gas line and have the same issue as you, there's a line on the cross street but not down the street to our house. If we were to split the cost with our neighbor, it would be $7-8k each to run the main line, plus whatever the actual hookup costs are for our own house and we'd have to buy a new heater, clothes dryer, and stove (the gas company requires at least 3 appliances on gas to hook you up). Neighbor isn't interested so it's not even a question because we'd never recoup the cost. We're considering a ductless mini-split system but we'll have to upgrade our electrical service and panel to do that, so right now we're just sticking with what we've got. Isn't homeownership fun? 😝 Oh, and I would recommend having more insulation blown into your attic, if it hasn't been done recently -- it's pretty easy and not ridiculously expensive, but it really makes a difference. We also have single-pane windows and our first winter in our house was really chilly and drafty. Doing nothing other than upping the attic insulation made a significant difference in our comfort level and shaved a couple hundred dollars off the next winter's oil costs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604950 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:33:03 +0000 Cherrybee 2604950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We pay £103 per month for gas and electricity combined. We don't have air-con and have a brand new, energy efficient boiler ro run our central heating. We are in the UK. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604871 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:36:14 +0000 petitenoisette 2604871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: Well I should have added a disclaimer that our house is pretty small and we also put in $7k of insulation last Spring that has helped a ton with our energy bills. Check out Mass Save if you know your house isn't well insulated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604658 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:48:21 +0000 kodybear 2604658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: SoCal<br /> Electricity: Power company/solar<br /> Heating/hot water: Gas<br /> Last month's bill: Electric (w solar) -$10, Gas-$6 (I hardly cook 😁)</p> <p>Before we had solar electric was $250. Huge difference! Gas is usually around $40 in the winter. 3000 sq ft house </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604653 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:43:06 +0000 Mrs D 2604653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetCaroline: yay Northern Michigan... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604652 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:39:54 +0000 Mrs D 2604652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: Detroit, suburbs<br /> Electricity: Power company<br /> Heating/hot water: Gas<br /> Last month's bill: Electric-$220, Gas-$40</p> <p>For comparison...winter looks like Electric $50, Gas $220 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604601 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:48:37 +0000 Mamaof2 2604601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: yes! Its crazy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604583 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:42:04 +0000 snowjewelz 2604583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: NY, suburbs<br /> Electricity: Power company<br /> Heating/hot water: Gas<br /> Last month's bill: Electric-$160, Gas-$34.65 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604581 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:41:42 +0000 lawbee11 2604581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around $150-175 for electric and gas combined. Our house is 2200 sq ft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604575 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:38:31 +0000 LuLu Mom 2604575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: Nebraska</p> <p>Electricity: power company (central A/C, dryer, ect.): $120-140 in summer<br /> Gas: hot water/heat: summer: $30 </p> <p>These two swap in the cold months when heater is running. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604528 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:51:04 +0000 ValentineMommy 2604528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: it's expensive, isnt it?!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604523 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:32:24 +0000 looch 2604523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Out of curiosity, for those of you using oil, did you prebuy this year? My husband mentioned that we're paying $1.90 per gallon this year, he seemed pleased with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604518 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:28:32 +0000 Mamaof2 2604518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: ours is pretty much the same!</p> <p>Location: PA<br /> Electricity: power company<br /> Heating/hot water: gas<br /> Last month's bill: gas/electric combined - $372</p> <p>low is $180 and high is $475 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604517 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:28:27 +0000 josina 2604517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: Iowa<br /> Electricity: power company<br /> Heating/hot water: Furnace is gas, hot water is electric. Our AC reverse-cycles in the winter and will heat the house up to I think 60° before the furnace kicks in.<br /> Last month's bill: electric-$140. I believe we contract $700/year for gas. Electric doesn't vary too much throughout the year.<br /> Our home is around 2000 sf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604514 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:27:35 +0000 Truth Bombs 2604514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The numbers are also hugely affected by the size of the space. So that's a big factor. Our A/C is electric and our heat and hot water are gas. Most months its about $300 for all utilities (obviously it switches which one is the bigger cost depending on the season). We live in TN and our home is about 4,500 sft </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604513 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:27:11 +0000 skipra 2604513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: MA<br /> Electricity: municipal light depth<br /> Heating: natural gas<br /> Last month'so bill: electric was $85 - we have 2 central air units but only use the one upstairs for sleeping. In spring/fall when we are not using heat or ac it is about $65 and in winter $100-120. Our natural gas bill is balanced so we pay about $130/month year round but we just had our yearly true up so the bill was only $40. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604511 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:26:10 +0000 PurplePumps 2604511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petitenoisette: holy cow! we are doing something very wrong apparently! we're in MA, oil heat, and hybrid water heater, and our electric is ...winter $150, spring/fall $225, and last month was $300!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604508 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:22:12 +0000 arosebyany 2604508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: I know this time of year! It's so weird, but I swear I do the same thing lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604506 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:20:57 +0000 arosebyany 2604506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything in my house is electric (2500 sq ft.), and we're also running a work shop off our pole, the bill runs 150-300, depending on the time of year. I'm actually signed up with a company who finds me the best rates and switches my providers every time my contract is up, so usually I'm with a new light company every 6 months. In Texas there is a million electric providers lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604450 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 05:32:55 +0000 ValentineMommy 2604450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: NJ, just outside PA<br /> Electricity: power company<br /> Heating/hot water: gas<br /> Last month's bill: gas/electric combined - $350. It can range anywhere from $150-$450 some months. Brutal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604418 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:14:06 +0000 808love 2604418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$60-70. We have a solar water heater and no AC bill. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604414 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 21:48:40 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2604414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location: Houston, Tx<br /> Electricity: power company<br /> Heating/Hot water: power company<br /> Our monthly bill has been about $130. We have hard woods, no fireplace and our house is in direct sun all day so there is this strange time of year when we need the heat in the morning (especially for little toes) and A/C in the afternoon and it's closer to $180 usually two-ish months out of the year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604401 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:49:13 +0000 Maysprout 2604401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We pay 30-120 for electric - a couple of our rooms are heated by electric so it's 120 then. Right now it's about 50 bc of the window AC. </p> <p>Gas is for cooking, hot water, most heat - can go from about 20-140. Right now it's in the 20-30 range. </p> <p>So we're about 80 total in these months, which isn't too bad in a just over 2000 sq ft </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-is-your-monthly-energy-bill#post-2604398 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:42:46 +0000 Iced Tea 2604398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can vary a lot by location. We pay 60-150 for electric in a 3000 sq foot townhouse in the South. When we lived in NYC, we paid 150-350 for electric for our 950 sq foot condo. Yep. </p>