Hey -
By my figures a modern , well insulated home should run approximately $1 per square foot per year, so a 1500 Sq Ft Home should use $1500 a year, give or take. Divide that by 12 months on the averaging plan would be about $125-130 a month . If not averaging, then you could be $180 in the june-sept and $35 in Feb-may. If you have an older home with single glazed windows or a 20-year-old heat pump, either one will add $250-300 a year (each) to the electric bill. If your home has been empty, but you're on the averaging plan, you may just be getting the usual "average" bill , whether you used any HVAC or not. Another oddity: My last months bill was way low, considering that August was about the same temps as July I checked the meter and determined that it had been read incorrectly (The dial type meter can be confusing) so I was under charged (we paid extra just in case) which proved to be correct when the next bill came. Maybe your meter was simply read incorrectly, but it should correct at the next reading with a slightly lower bill, if that is the case
Phil
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