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Similar in Florida with FPL(the utility company) [0]. We are now paying more. These are the new rates [1]. [0] https://cleanenergy.org/blog/fpls-holiday-surpri

Similar in Florida with FPL(the utility company) [0]. We are now paying more. These are the new rates [1]. [0] https://cleanenergy.org/blog/fpls-holiday-surprise-810-million-bill-increase-for-families-to-pay-for-fossil-gas/ https://cleanenergy.org/blog/fpls-holiday-surprise-810-milli... [1] https://www.fpl.com/content/dam/fplgp/us/en/rates/pdf/res-june-2022.pdf https://www.fpl.com/content/dam/fplgp/us/en/rates/pdf/res-ju...

nobleach 4y ago
I've heard from friends in the Gainesville area (GRU) that their bills have been in the 800 - 1100 range!!! Before I moved in 2010, I had a almost 500 bill and even that was just insane. When I look at the population of that area, I ask, "how many of your customers can actually afford rates like that? That's like a mortgage payment!"
- jusonchan81 4y ago
  At those prices won’t investing in solar make sense? Most likely it will yield a massive savings?
  - metatranca 4y ago
    Just yesterday I was checking Project Sunroof [0] to get an idea about how much I can save(based on my location this app says I have 1,634 hours of usable sunlight per year) and I am seriously thinking about installing Solar Panels. [0] https://sunroof.withgoogle.com/ https://sunroof.withgoogle.com/
jdhn 4y ago
I'd love to know what Duke is going to do. I have a 1950s block home with less than 3 inches of insulation in the attic (Duke Energy efficiency audit put it at a charitable R-11) and original windows that I was told by the HVAC person "leak like a sieve". Electric bill this month may hit $400.
- cudgy 4y ago
  Original windows are likely the biggest offender. You could just replace the largest windows if budget is a concern or place plastic over the inside portion to create an “insulative” air barrier between the plastic sheet and the window. The plastic trick worked amazingly for me when renting an old farm house on a city plot. Looks ghetto ugly though.
  - runnerup 4y ago
    There’s clear plastic shrink wrap which truly does become nearly invisible once you run a hair dryer over it. Last one I used was “Duck” brand and worked great. People would walk up to the windows and be surprised to hit the plastic that they didn’t see.
- antisthenes 4y ago
  My house is built in the 1950s as well, probably with comparable amounts of insulation. My electric bill has never been higher than $150, and maybe $175 this summer. Stop putting your AC on 68 and you'll have a lower bill.
ChrisLomont 4y ago
That's an 18% increase year over year, not a 100% increase. I've yet to find anyone with bills doubled, despite so many people claiming it true. But I keep asking.... More data: https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/expect-electricity-bills-in-swfl-to-increase-this-summer/ https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/expect-electricity-bills-i...
- MisterBastahrd 4y ago
  I know that, at least in the New Orleans area, Entergy effed up and undercharged people for a year, then decided it was a smart idea to reconcile their screwup by hitting people with a $600 bill last month for a home that usually uses about $300 in electricity.
  - ChrisLomont 4y ago
    Do you have a source other than hearsay about the doubling? I find nothing in their rates (or rates published by watchdogs) that indicates a double payment. I only see places like Fox News style "some people have claimed..." stories. The only actual stories with solid data say the increase is due to natural gas prices, which have not nearly doubled, so it'd be surprising that the end product doubled. And stories showing how unusual high heat waves have caused people to use more energy, which naturally results in a higher bill. Also, that's completely different than inflation caused, and I doubt the higher bills would last long if that double monthly bill is true. Also, if people were undercharged, then they owe the money. Basically they got a better deal by paying less early.
    - MisterBastahrd 4y ago
      You can go to the New Orleans subreddit and find people who are complaining about their electric bills there. I never mentioned inflation because it's not really big on their list of complaints, and there's nothing about that group which would make me believe that they're lying.
      - ChrisLomont 4y ago

nobleach 4y ago

I've heard from friends in the Gainesville area (GRU) that their bills have been in the 800 - 1100 range!!! Before I moved in 2010, I had a almost 500 bill and even that was just insane. When I look at the population of that area, I ask, "how many of your customers can actually afford rates like that? That's like a mortgage payment!"

jusonchan81 4y ago
At those prices won’t investing in solar make sense? Most likely it will yield a massive savings?
- metatranca 4y ago
  Just yesterday I was checking Project Sunroof [0] to get an idea about how much I can save(based on my location this app says I have 1,634 hours of usable sunlight per year) and I am seriously thinking about installing Solar Panels. [0] https://sunroof.withgoogle.com/ https://sunroof.withgoogle.com/

jdhn 4y ago

I'd love to know what Duke is going to do. I have a 1950s block home with less than 3 inches of insulation in the attic (Duke Energy efficiency audit put it at a charitable R-11) and original windows that I was told by the HVAC person "leak like a sieve". Electric bill this month may hit $400.

cudgy 4y ago
Original windows are likely the biggest offender. You could just replace the largest windows if budget is a concern or place plastic over the inside portion to create an “insulative” air barrier between the plastic sheet and the window. The plastic trick worked amazingly for me when renting an old farm house on a city plot. Looks ghetto ugly though.
- runnerup 4y ago
  There’s clear plastic shrink wrap which truly does become nearly invisible once you run a hair dryer over it. Last one I used was “Duck” brand and worked great. People would walk up to the windows and be surprised to hit the plastic that they didn’t see.
antisthenes 4y ago
My house is built in the 1950s as well, probably with comparable amounts of insulation. My electric bill has never been higher than $150, and maybe $175 this summer. Stop putting your AC on 68 and you'll have a lower bill.

ChrisLomont 4y ago

That's an 18% increase year over year, not a 100% increase. I've yet to find anyone with bills doubled, despite so many people claiming it true. But I keep asking.... More data: https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/expect-electricity-bills-in-swfl-to-increase-this-summer/ https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/expect-electricity-bills-i...

MisterBastahrd 4y ago
I know that, at least in the New Orleans area, Entergy effed up and undercharged people for a year, then decided it was a smart idea to reconcile their screwup by hitting people with a $600 bill last month for a home that usually uses about $300 in electricity.
- ChrisLomont 4y ago
  Do you have a source other than hearsay about the doubling? I find nothing in their rates (or rates published by watchdogs) that indicates a double payment. I only see places like Fox News style "some people have claimed..." stories. The only actual stories with solid data say the increase is due to natural gas prices, which have not nearly doubled, so it'd be surprising that the end product doubled. And stories showing how unusual high heat waves have caused people to use more energy, which naturally results in a higher bill. Also, that's completely different than inflation caused, and I doubt the higher bills would last long if that double monthly bill is true. Also, if people were undercharged, then they owe the money. Basically they got a better deal by paying less early.
  - MisterBastahrd 4y ago
    You can go to the New Orleans subreddit and find people who are complaining about their electric bills there. I never mentioned inflation because it's not really big on their list of complaints, and there's nothing about that group which would make me believe that they're lying.
    - ChrisLomont 4y ago