DutchmenSport wrote:
Have you ever looked at the extra add on fees form the electric company? Actual usage of electricity may be only $25.00 a month. After all the fees added on, it's $125.00 a month. I'm not kidding, look at your detailed electric bill for your house.
We have PPL, a giant utility covering PA. my lowest bill in the last year was $21.89. This was largely fees, as the house was empty, with only an oil furnace and a few very light loads on. The highest was $111. When the AC was basically going 24/7. This is a sixty year old, 1400 sq. ft. all masonry house, that is essentially uninsulated.
When it comes to fees, one big difference between here and the midwest may be that our state government refuses to allow utilities to pile "legacy costs" of billions of dollars on to homeowners, as a result of the nuclear industry no longer being able to compete with natural gas and renewables.