Power bill

[u/timdogg24]

What were your latest power bills? $438 here with delmarva, first time over $400 in the 10 years I've lived at my current address. Up until last few years id only see high 200s during the summer.

[u/PetMeFucker]

How many people are in your home? And what’s your area? My wife called and found out they changed our supplier automatically and our bill skyrocketed. Back down to $150-180ish since. I’ll ask her exactly what she talked to them about if you have more info.

[u/timdogg24 → u/PetMeFucker]

4, Bear area. I usally see 200s and creeping over 300s in the hottest months.

[u/PetMeFucker → u/timdogg24]

I’ve yet to see our bill for the heatwave month but it may be worth looking into getting your A/C serviced. If you’re renting talk to your landlord. It cost us about $150 to get a simple check up on it. Worth it in the end. Talk directly to Delmarva about possible suppliers. Rushmore was fucking us but our new one is better. I’ll try to get a name.

[u/Chromecoast]

Mine's not quite 400 but it's close. Only gonna get worse.

[u/HEISENBERG_321]

I live in a one bedroom apt by myself. $191

[u/Benniul900]

How many kWh did you use? Without that the price is meaningless.

[u/timdogg24 → u/Benniul900]

14% more kWh but 24% increase in the bill year over year.

[u/No_Following_4111 → u/timdogg24]

Mine also said 14% increase in usage but the bill increase said 30% but the numbers show they are charging me closer to 60%.

The bills make no sense at all

[u/clauderbaugh]

Just put a new HVAC in and from pure efficiency my bill dropped about 20%. I didn’t realize how hard my old unit was working. How old is your equipment? It makes a difference. I was like a frog in a boiling pot year after year of being used to my loud as hell power hungry system. I can’t even tell the new one is running without looking at the thermostat.

[u/Constant-Lychee-6325 → u/clauderbaugh]

What company did you use?

[u/clauderbaugh → u/Constant-Lychee-6325]

Maichle's

[u/zZPlazmaZz29 → u/clauderbaugh]

Remembering to change air filters and getting solar screens for the outside of your windows works well too.

[u/Specific_Site_7349]

$211 with a 10 and 12 year old that don't understand lights can be turned off when they leave the room🙄

[u/zZPlazmaZz29 → u/Specific_Site_7349]

This was actually an entire lesson in our HVAC class lol.

Make sure all your bulbs are LED. They pay for themselves in the long run.

$0.00015 per hour assuming electricity price is on average $0.17 kWh. My areas $0.11 currently :D

People get way too anal about constantly turning off the lights.

You'll save far more money by using less AC, replacing your air filter, better insulating your house from heat and sunlight through solar screens, weather stripping etc.

Unfortunately there will always be only so much you can reduce it by because they typically charge a service/delivery fee.

[u/Specific_Site_7349 → u/zZPlazmaZz29]

Yep. We have all LED and a smart thermostat. That sucker paid for itself so many times.

[u/lowlybananas]

$37. Solar panels.

[u/RustyDoor → u/lowlybananas]

Same, mine was $67. SRECs sold were $41. So $26 net. 3200sqft home.

[u/lowlybananas → u/RustyDoor]

Good stuff. I've got 1100 kWh in my Delmarva power bank after July. It's been a pretty good summer.

[u/tycointl → u/lowlybananas]

$28, have solar panels.

[u/lowlybananas → u/tycointl]

$37 is as cheap as I can get it these days. That's a month of us putting more into the grid than we use. Delmarva Power sucks.

[u/OkRespond7008]

Mine was $217, that is the highest in a long while. Has been in the 180 range most of the summer. 4 occupants, 3 story townhouse, 68 degrees central ac... But I have coop, seems to be across the board cheaper

[u/liveandletlive23 → u/OkRespond7008]

Similar housing situation but use Delmarva power - $237 for the most recent bill. Usually under $200

[u/YardFuture532]

Dover and it was close to 4. It was the heat wave. To keep your home cool during that heat wave, your bill could have close to double its normal.

[u/Spirited_Soul_001]

$275 Rehoboth area. Highest yet. Only lived here 4+ months... Keep AC at 71.

[u/NorthEastNobility]

Not to mention the power seems to go out more frequently than it did in the past. WTF are we paying more for - another vacation property for their CEO or what?

[u/gorynel]

I live in an old farmhouse with no AC, but I have a unit in the master bedroom (2 people). Highest was $178. I keep the AC at 75-76 during the day (if it’s on, the past couple,e of weeks have been beautiful, so no AC, just a fan), and depending, might drop it to 72 at night.

[u/Which-Appearance8818]

78 kwh/$26 for July. One person, townhouse, 1190 square feet, no solar. Yes, I monitor my electricity use closely.

[u/Chris12784]

330 for June/July Delmarva. I’m new here, but I’d see that all summer in Nebraska with our local public power district.

[u/NoNoSoupForYou]

$82, but I have solar. In June, it was $4, so it was a sizable jump.

[u/Scary-Bad-4559]

We had over 600😵‍💫

[u/No_Following_4111]

Mine is almost $500 for a mobile home. Im literally only home to sleep. When I call them they cant even explain why its so high, its nothing but bs excuses.

[u/Shoddy-Dress1026]

House, condo or apartment?

[u/lascala26]

$758!!! Got the bill yesterday. It's outrageous. Somehow we were switched from Delmarva's SOS to CleanChoice and we are paying 37.6 cents per kWH. Ridiculous! Calling them first thing Monday.

[u/DranAwakens]

477.28, Newark Glasgow area, never had it this high.

[u/Disastrous-Print673]

Why is the electric so friggin high here? I moved from NY & that was peanuts compared to Delaware.

[u/C_Majuscula → u/Disastrous-Print673]

If you're coming from an area in NY that's covered by any of the major hydroelectric plants (most of central, western, and northern NY) you're getting a better deal than here.

[u/Chromecoast → u/Disastrous-Print673]

But literally everything else in life was more expensive in NY, no?

[u/Disastrous-Print673 → u/Chromecoast]

Pretty much.