Quarterly billing @Bette ??If so you have the daily supply charge, which is different in various states and regions, set by the DNSP (power supplier).This could make up a fair amount of the $222. Further, do you have an electric HWS, and was that left on ?If so, this would be using CL (controlled load) power still, as well as anything else possibly left on, appliances like fridge, freezer, etc. Check too if the bill is marked as estimated, rather than an actual meter read, if it is an older anal ...