Power bills.

[Eisenwurst]

Just got my 3 monthly power bill for winter (June-August here in Australia), and nearly fell off me chair. $923.00.:o Last years bill for the same period and almost same usage was $270.

Power company insists the bill's correct and please pay by due date.

If it's not a personal question, how much do you guys pay in your respective countries?

Back to weekly baths and bulk deodorant?

Skol.

[AVGWarhawk]

My household average $250.00/month electrical use. Upwards of $300.00 for a month with extremely hot days. We are a family of 4.

[Dowly]

~70€/2 months here

[TwoGamers]

I'm aussie as well, do you live in the city? Apparently you get ripped of pretty bad there. Im part of a family of four and our power bill is no more then $400 on a bad month. What are the eletric appliances you use?:salute:

[mookiemookie]

My 1200 square foot apartment = ~ $150 a month = 116€ = 143 AUD.

[Eisenwurst]

Hi guys, looks like we all pay a small fortune now. Bummer.
TwoGamers I'm in Newcastle NSW, and have fridge, small tv, stove, usual whitegoods. Just me and my 90 yr old mum (I'm her carer). The rest of the family are only too grateful that it's me and not them. Bar stewards the lot of em.

I remember back in the 50's and 60's the whole area had power stations galore and electricity was dirt cheap. You could take a girl to the pictures for sixpence and still have change.:rock:

[Skybird]

Make a plausability check. Get a device meaueing the power consummation of all your technical items used. Make a rough calculation to get a total for the period of time in question. Check the table with their terms and conditions where they must have listed the porice poer kW/h.

If the gap is too huge to be explainable, check your physical house for energy theft - wires attached to the public part of installations, sucking electric juice, but leaving the bill to you.

Check if one of your devices is malfunctioning, and in case your heating is electric (most expensiove way to heat anyway), check that heating's working mode as well.

40 Euros/month over here, one person household, not rich, but comfortable. Rises and blackouts expected due to the special "German way" in revolutionising the energy supply system over here.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Just got my 3 monthly power bill for winter (June-August here in Australia), and nearly fell off me chair. $923.00.:o Last years bill for the same period and almost same usage was $270.


Im part of a family of four and our power bill is no more then $400 on a bad month. What are the eletric appliances you use?

@TwoGamers - $400 per month! That's more than the OP's $923 per quarter :o

[Betonov]

€35-€50 a month.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

33 square metres fifth floor apartment here. Power bill is between €50 and €60/two months as I have unusually high power consumption. This is because I have visual impairement and need extra lights to live independently.

[Penguin]

About 60€ per month, for a household of two in an apartment/flat. Heating is payed separately.

[Penguin]

33 square metres fifth floor apartment here. Power bill is between €50 and €60/two months as I have unusually high power consumption. This is because I have visual impairement and need extra lights to live independently.

Do you need special lights , in terms of wavelength, e.g. more reddish, "natural light", or even full spectrum light (quite expensive), or do you need a certain minimum brightness? I am asking because I can ask our lighting crew if they know some energy saving alternatives.

[Jimbuna]

I pay approx £90 per month for duel fuel elec/gas

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Do you need special lights , in terms of wavelength, e.g. more reddish, "natural light", or even full spectrum light (quite expensive), or do you need a certain minimum brightness? I am asking because I can ask our lighting crew if they know some energy saving alternatives.I have four lamps suspended from roof (two in living/bedroom, one in kitchen and one in hallway) with fluorescent lamps: each have one tube lighting to down and two indirectly via roof. In addition in kitchen there are two extra fluorescent light above sink and working area (in addition to original one) and in living/bedroom two Waldmann desk lamps.

I don't remember details on colour but its less white than in that standard light in kitchen and it does not include blue (or has extremely little of it). I have not had need to change lamp in last three years so I don't remember exact type anymore.

[Catfish]

Energy costs generally have risen to an unbelievable peak, most of our price is being made in Wall street, London and Frankfurt, not very much to do with resources.
They just take what they know they can demand.

The joke in Germany is since the less consumption of water (completely idiotic in a country where it rains almsost as much as in England lol) and energy (due to the new energy-saving devices) they have to raise the prices, because people consume less than before. :shucks:

And the poor sods who still have badly insulated apartments and older technology pay double - if it would only be double - it is much more here. Prices are now 400 percent more than in 2008 - 4x the price !

[Eisenwurst]

Public Utilities in this country used to be owned by the "people" and managed by governments on their behalf. Now they've nearly all been sold off to private enterprise for a quick profit and to save government expenditure. Very short sighted indeed.

All this situation worldwide and here at home reminds me of a quote attributed to "Dutch" Schultz: "What happened to the good old days when you could get a guy whacked for twenty bucks? Now what is it? $10,000!"

Hitman replies: " We live in inflationary times."

And now the hitmen run power companies and corporations worldwide.

[August]

I'm hoping that by the time the wife and I retire in 15 years or so that solar and geo-thermal technology will have advanced to the point we'll be able to live comfortably and cheaply off the grid.

[gimpy117]

highest I ever had was $67 USD per month

[kiwi_2005]

Around $140 a month. You guys that have nuclear energy like the States wouldn't the power bill be very low? If that how it works or is the nuclear energy don't count for power.