I hear alot of people talking about their power bill when it gets hot. Either the insulation or craftsmanship of houses has taken a nose dive. I grew up in a house built in the late 70's and during the summer it stayed at 72 degrees. I never saw a power bill over 150$. My house was built in the early 70's and I keep the thermostat on 68 from 6-6, my largest power bill to date 134$. I think the older homes are more energy efficient compared to the new ones

My guess is square footage is the major determining factor.

My thermostat stays at 68 probably 18 hrs a day right now.My power bill for this month is $313 dollars.My house was built in 65 and i just built on to it and insulated the chit outta it.Im cooling 1800sq ft.

Definitely one of the factors.... My house was built in 07...running two units and during the hottest part of the summer the bill might top out around $250 or so...the not so hot time of year it runs in the low to mid $100's..... It sits on 74 during the day when no one is here.... 70 when we hit the bed.....

The direction your houses faces, makes a big difference. Shade tree's make a big difference, and yea square footage makes a huge difference, as well as total load. Number of windows plays a big part. How many times someone goes in and out plays a part.

Insulation, windows, etc...all help.

our house is older and off the ground. All thats been upgraded except for AC unit. Has a 2.5 ton and needs a 4. Mine has gotten over $600 in the summer. I also need to add an attic fan bad, its 160 degrees plus up there sometimes.

1250 s.f
all windows have been replaced

Lots of factors determine the power bill. Kids, pets, insulation, trees, square footage, # of windows, how much you use lights, etc. After my dad got divorced we built him a 2500 sq ft house and his power bill never would get over $125. Single man, working all day, playing tennis most evenings, no pets and little light usage can really save.

This is our highest one.

Ouch^^^^

$550 / 2570 sqf

Do u leave the windows open Hollywood???

Not sure what mine really peaks out at because I do the deal where they average out the bills over the entire year so you pretty much pay the same amount each month. I pay if I remember right about $240/month every month, summer and winter and everything in between. 2500sq/ft livable house built in 2011. 3.5 ton Carrier A/C unit. The house catches no shade all day long.

$450 was our highest ever 2700 sq ft

If mine gets over 250 im cutting that sheet off.

$150 in the 1970s was a huge amount.

My house started out with a little over 1300sq ft. I had huge power bills. I think back and I saw $350+ bills every month and realized I had very little of the cheap blown in grey insulation in the attic. I took a week off one summer and tore off all the lap siding and put R13 in all the outside walls and inside floors along with 2 layers of R25 in the attic. I covered it in vinyl siding because I ran out of time and money for the project. When I had to replace my roof right afterwards I had them put in a good ridge vent in and that was a major power bill break. I added onto the house and installed a 1 ton package unit just for the roughly 770+ sq. ft. and now I see bills around $200/month for all of it with the spread it out program they have how. Insulation was the key and the best money I ever spent.

Either that or he pays his bill every two months.

I hate those words from the wife saying power bills here. Ruins my whole week.

Ok, this is a heating bill, not a cooling bill. I'm going to say you have pure resistive heat, no heatpump. If you do have a heat pump, it ain't working.

That is a month of running heat solely on emergency heat strips.

Sq footage is bigger, high ceilings and such. New homes are much more efficient if built correctly with good materials than older homes. Heating/cooling units are waaaay more efficient as well. Mine is 22 years old and is "cheap operated".

Straight electric heat strips will spin a meter!
I would look at an option if possible! Ala Power will finance new equipment at 9.9% if you are in good standing with them. A new Heat Pump would help that meter big time and may even pay for its self???? If that is not possible, Propane space heaters would be next if it was safe to do so in you situation?

Good luck!

Home 2200 sq ft bill runs around $300-$400 in the summer.

Store in Montgomery runs $800 a month.

Store in Wetumpka about $150 a month.

Thermostat set to 69
4000 sq ft
levelized billing is $333/month

2500 square feet. $300 is the highest to date. Wife and kids home all day everyday and keep it pretty cool.

Women love vaulted ceilings, so does the power company. I had a 2200sq/ft split level house, with 2 units, and my bill never got over $250 in the summer and we kept it at 68 degrees. Large shade tree in front yard helped. We did not have vaulted ceilings.

We keep it at 73-74 and our little patio home 1300sf still will run up to $200 some summer months.

Are these electricity and gas bills combined? I about shat my pants when I got a $230 electricity bill for our 3,300 square foot house built in 2010. Our gas bill is usually around $130 but that includes trash pickup and all that fun stuff.

Lectric only, my gas is minimal. Just water heater and dryer. We rarely run heat in the winter.

My power bill is $85 a month, every month. I'm on the averaged out plan like Sethjamtoe. It's that low because i work everyday and it's just me and the boy and a dog.

So will having to purchase propane in february...especially this past february! That was a hard bill to look at!! Our 3500 sq ft runs anywhere from $130 in march/april to $260 in july/aug/sep. That's electric only. We do have vaulted ceilings, but offset them with fans. Have a programable thermostat that maybe saved me 5-10%. I know i saw a difference at the end of the first year we had it.

I have 3 heat pumps and 2 pool pumps. One upstairs, one main floor and one basement. 3900 sq ft. We found some drafts and the contractor didn't caulk around the windows. On tops of windows you could see straight through. Power bill has been better now.

1800 sq.ft and since we put the metal roof on in Nov.it has dropped considerably.235.00 has been our highest this year.

2080 sq feet. I only use two window units at night and one in the living room during the day. Hasn't been over $200 this year yet.

2600 sqft. Total utilities was $212. But I live by myself.

250-550 depending on the weather. No gas bill.

2700 sq ft. Budget billing $271 month