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    Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    Just got mine for the last 30 days and it was

    $310. I shudder to think what it would be if I watered my lawn.

    It will go to about $420 for the next three months and then will cool down in early October to about 85 or 90.

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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    thank rick perry. i buy 2 or 3 year contracts. you aren't floating on month to month/variable are you?

    and what does watering lawn have to do with elec bill?

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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    Quote Originally Posted by cheka. View Post
    thank rick perry. i buy 2 or 3 year contracts. you aren't floating on month to month/variable are you?

    and what does watering lawn have to do with elec bill?
    I guess I am, if I understand what you are saying.

    They offer something called "leveling" where I guess they average your total city electric / water bills for previous year and just have you pay the average each month. Anyway, some calculation like that. Just does not appeal to me. I see the shenanigans they tried to pull on us with the smart meters, and I just do not trust them at all.

    I do not have a large house but I do have those stupid high ceilings.

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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    i can help. who is your elec company that you send your payment to?

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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    The City of Austin

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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dachsie View Post
    The City of Austin
    then i cant help. you are dealing with a gov monopoly. sounds bad, but it's actually better than the rest of the state that doesnt have gov elec. interesting that perry sold the rest of us, but kept austin out of it.

    if you have central A/C it might be worth it to get your coils cleaned by A/C guy. outside coil is cheap/easy....do it yourself type thing.....inside coil best for professional....cost if hard to get to = hundreds. cost if has access door - around a hundred or two

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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    I'm pretty good at keeping our electricity bill under $200/month during the peak A/C month. That's full rate, too. But we use large window fans once the outside temp drops below the inside temp. Nice coastal breeze over the mountains.
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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    Quote Originally Posted by cheka. View Post
    you are dealing with a gov monopoly. sounds bad, but it's actually better than the rest of the state that doesnt have gov elec. interesting that perry sold the rest of us, but kept austin out of it.
    Public power is consistently cheaper than Profits Going Elsewhere (PG&E) here in NorCal. The cheapest power I've ever had was SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District - all of Sacramento County).
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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    My last one was 170.02. Typically my highest month is Aug, and will probably run approximately 220.

    We managed to wait till the end of May till we really closed it up and it'll run until probably Nov when it'll cool back enough to open the windows again.

    I do have ceiling fans in every room.....the one in the bedroom is the only one we really run....at night.

    The thermostat is set at 80, 2 deg higher than past years. NWFL, Gulf Power, (Southern Co.)

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    Re: Summer Air Conditioning bills - anyone ?

    just did a 2 year contract of 10 cents kwh. my 3 year 9 cent contract expired

    rick perry is a pos

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