[Bill32]

Am I the only one who's electric bill has doubled??? We have gas heat, hot water, dryer and stove. Didn't use A/C this month. Last month bill was $107.00 this month $ 212.00. Called SECO but got " Looking in to it" . I bet I know what the problem is... the EPA shutting down our coal generating plants............

[villages07]

Bill.... I have same utility setup as you.

Month ending 1/23 usage was 568KW for 80.85

Curr month ending 2/24 usage was 541KW for 77.71

So, little appreciable difference between the two. Study your bill more closely...an unpaid balance? did they skip an actual reading last month? you could also verify their meter reading vs what your meter says now to make sure they didn't get a bad reading. Regardless, as you say, something is wrong...it certainly should not have doubled.

They did mention a rate increase on Jan 1, but, it appears minor.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

If you have a $200+ bill using gas what the heck will my all electric bill be??? That is crazy. Florida use to be inexpensive place to live but now it is not the place to retire to unless you have lots of money.

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by Bill32

Am I the only one who's electric bill has doubled??? We have gas heat, hot water, dryer and stove. Didn't use A/C this month. Last month bill was $107.00 this month $ 212.00. Called SECO but got " Looking in to it" . I bet I know what the problem is... the EPA shutting down our coal generating plants............

Look at your cost per kilowatt-hour - SECO charged me 11.2c in January 2013, and 11.7c in January 2014, so up about 5%

[nyclicker]

You said you have gas for heat, hot water, dryer and stove. SECO is only electric. Was the increase due to your gas bill?

[Bill32]

Waiting for a call from another Dept at SECO. Last month was paid on time, this is currant charges. Hopefully it's a mistake or the village residents with all electric homes are really screwed! Don't anyone panic until I verify that this is a correct bill, just wondering if others had their bill double. I will keep you posted...

[walterray]

Originally Posted by Bill32

Am I the only one who's electric bill has doubled??? We have gas heat, hot water, dryer and stove. Didn't use A/C this month. Last month bill was $107.00 this month $ 212.00. Called SECO but got " Looking in to it" . I bet I know what the problem is... the EPA shutting down our coal generating plants............

Did you forget to pay the previous month's bill? That would account for the double amount. Just a thought.

[Bill32]

Originally Posted by nyclicker

You said you have gas for heat, hot water, dryer and stove. SECO is only electric. Was the increase due to your gas bill?

No, TECO is gas bill and that's separate company and it's very inexpensive

[nyclicker]

We just got our SECO bill and it was $106.73 for 736 KWH. All electric home.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by Bill32

Am I the only one who's electric bill has doubled??? We have gas heat, hot water, dryer and stove. Didn't use A/C this month. Last month bill was $107.00 this month $ 212.00. Called SECO but got " Looking in to it" . I bet I know what the problem is... the EPA shutting down our coal generating plants............

Coal accounts for 23% of Florida's electricity usage.

[Bill32]

looking at bill closer....Daily avg elec use 58 KWH/day Last year same period 22 KWH/day so maybe meter is broken. Nothing changed since then.

[Bill32]

this month 1689 KHW used must be an error if no one else noticed any change

[nyclicker]

You did say you have gas for heat. If it's electric and you used the emergency heat setting you would see a big increase in your bill.

[Bill32]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Coal accounts for 23% of Florida's electricity usage.

I read somewhere in the past that our electric bill would go up only $5.00 per month when the coal plants are shut down.........like our health insurance premiums are going to be $ 2500.00 lower with the affordable care act.................I have this bridge , in mint condition .......

[Carla B]

Check your meter. We got a bill in December for $199. Never had a bill that high, even in the summer. After they reread the meter the bill was $85.