Electric bill

[Gracecabias]

I lived by myself and paying $200-$300 a month. I worked 6 days a week and starting my shift at 6am and i’ll be home at 9pm. Only my fridge is on everyday. I only use my fan when i’m home and barely using my lights during the night. Why i’m paying a lot? I don’t use my electric all the time because of my work.

[Jeana769Hadley]

Hello!

Even if you’re rarely home, your bill can still be high because of fixed utility charges, your fridge running 24/7, and small “phantom loads” from devices left plugged in. Older or inefficient appliances also use more power, and sometimes billing or meter issues add costs. Checking your bill breakdown, auditing appliances, and asking your utility to verify the meter can help explain why you’re paying $200–$300. 

[NeilC]

@Gracecabias 

Further to the above, do you have electric hot water?

Don't forget your supply charge which can be as high as $1.70 a day ($51 a month).

I suggest you read your meter every day to see how much power you are using...

If you are on a single rate tariff you are paying more for your usage than necessary.

[Mick5]

What type of hot water service do you have and if it’s electric then you maybe able to put it on an off peak charge time of use to heat it? This would incur the cost of the timer installation at roughly $300 - $400 so obviously would take a long time to pay back the savings but this might explain things?

 Also if it’s your own property or not and can you look at solar or a heat pump? That amount for your bill is probably not worth doing too much and in line with the current cost of power now that has risen so much this last 5 years unfortunately however for a single person with that little usage not home until 9:00 then I’d agree it’s unusually high when not running air con or cooking big family roasts in an electric oven during peak times?