https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:04:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1428110 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:08:04 +0000 Mae 1428110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Shockingly ours was not too bad, it was almost exactly what we paid for last January. But, we did make some changes last year that reduced our average monthly bill by about 25% generally--- so I guess the polar vortex sort of negated our positive energy changes. Also it helps that our home is new and pretty energy efficient (i.e. not drafty etc). And I turned our heat down a little during the vortexes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1428097 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:00:49 +0000 Greentea 1428097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: "when you say Wisconsin, you've said it all" :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1428088 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 21:56:05 +0000 jedeve 1428088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We weren't technically part of the polar vortex but we had a week of negative highs. But it wasn't that much more than usual. Maybe cause it's just always cold here?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1428037 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 21:28:39 +0000 Ash 1428037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Ours was the highest it's ever been! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1428018 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 21:20:39 +0000 skibobrown 1428018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Massive. Just massive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427949 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 20:50:42 +0000 chibee 1427949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes it was twice as much!!! i am SO ready for spring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427933 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 20:45:00 +0000 mfa_lady 1427933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours should be coming this week. I'm absolutely dreading it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427896 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 20:30:00 +0000 Katrocap 1427896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haven't gotten ours yet. Yikes. And we've had so many snow days that I've stayed home (with the heat on), I can only imagine how high it will be.</p> <p>@greentea: OMG! Where do you live? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427887 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 20:25:21 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1427887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ours was 33% higher than a normal winter month. le sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427822 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 19:35:02 +0000 yellowbird 1427822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we had to go on the budget plan because ours was outrageous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427784 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 19:04:46 +0000 Greentea 1427784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>525 and climbing :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427749 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:34:17 +0000 lilyofthewest 1427749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The commiseration helps me feel a little better. But, my bank account still feels really, really, sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427743 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:24:37 +0000 chopsuey 1427743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ours was about $50 bucks more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427739 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:20:30 +0000 HLK208 1427739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427731 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:15:30 +0000 stargal 1427731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>urgh, it sucks!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427730 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:12:48 +0000 avivoca 1427730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427697 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:16:07 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1427697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So. Bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427696 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:14:57 +0000 mlm2934 1427696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:( yes largest utility bill of my life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/polar-vortex-electric-bill#post-1427694 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:12:48 +0000 lilyofthewest 1427694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anybody else just get their polar vortex heating bill? Ouch! More than twice what it usually runs. C'mon spring! </p>