My SECO bill went up last month for no real reason so I called and asked them to come re-read my meter. They did and realized they made a mistake. They credited my account $57. Might be worth a call to SECO!!!

There's a lot of variable, not all thermostats read the same temp. maybe you have it set the same but it's really a degree lower. Also check the insulation in the attic, sometimes they do a terrible job of covering the entire attic

Twice SECO has misread our meter. After we got the really high bills we checked the meter ourselves and the readings were much lower. A call to SECO straightened the matter out.

Our thermostat is also two degrees off. When it registers 80 deg. it really is 78 deg. in the room.

There is a good chance you can go into one of the maintenance panels on your thermostat and apply an adjustment to have it display the correct temperature. Google the model of thermostat and you can find the instruction manual on-line.

I'm sure some of it has to do with all levels of govt. with the rise of everything. We really don't have a choice what they charge for electricity, it's regulated by our local & state govt. & I'm sure it's passed down from higher up. Right now I'm vacationing at Robson Ranch in Texas & the electric bills are never over 50 to $70. a month, depending on the size of your house. If it's over say $50. a month, they pay it & they do what they say because my daughter & grand daughter live in the area. So I'm sure you'll just have to suck it up & pay it. It's really a shame our govt's don't give us retirees & the ones that are on a fixed income some kind of a break. They're going to get our retirements & pensions somehow.

Just much hotter this year!!

My Nest thermostat has a humidity sensor and I have set it to use the a/c to reduce the humidity if it gets too high (even if that means cooling below the temp I have set). So, no, I don't have a humidistat per se, but I am somewhat protected against the humidity going too high.
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Bob C

How much was your bill?

Wow! I am very familiar with Robson Ranch and lived in that area most of my life. They must have some amazing energy features because I never had summer bills less than $200.

It appears that our electricity cost is about 20% higher than Texas. Texas is also deregulated but I don't know the impact of that on their electricity cost. Florida appears to be right around the national average for the cost of electricity. If you lived in the Northeast, Alaska, California or Hawaii, you would be paying a lot more. The states with significant amounts of hydroelectric power appear to have relatively low cost electricity.

Unfortunately, they did not install variable speed air handlers (at least the homes that are 2 years old don't have them), which makes humidity control somewhat easier.

Just received my bill for period 6/6 - 7/6. Amarillo with florida room. $211.00. Most ever.

I guess we live on the same planet -- my current bill (first full month since we moved in) is also $267 - that's for a 2100 sq ft Lantana. The thermostat is set at 78 degrees.

My electric bill has remained consistent for the last few years. Two or three dollar difference for weather variations.

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I will take this area and stay out of the tornado region.

Small ranch in DelMar purchased in May. Still in PA until September. Set thermostat @ 79, turned off Hot water heater & set refrig/freezer to lowest settings. Bill-Duke Energy-for 6/10-7/8 $45.99. Beats the $240 in PA with a/c @ 74 and pool pump running 12 hours a day.

Current bill for our Lantana was $175 w/ thermostat set at 76 24/7 and ceiling fans on low. That's the highest bill by about $25 since we got here in mid-Sept. Our house is about 8-9 years old.

Contact energyservices@secoenergy.com and they will come out and find out why your bill is high.

Doesn't it depend on the unit, the age of the unit and if it's energy efficient or not?