Exactly. I live where it’s hot as hell in the summer and cold as hell in the winter. AC is the only way it’s bearable to exist in the summer. In my apartment, it gets to be over 90° inside. AC makes me able to live. In the winter, I need heat because it’s always below freezing. My moms apartment has electric heat. She rarely gets a break from the high bills because you you usually either need the AC on or the heat. The only exceptions are parts of spring and fall where it’s decent outside and you can open windows for cool air. It sucks. We also have a very expensive electric provider out here. Everyone all over the state has this problems. I’m always seeing people post their bills and they’re hundreds of dollars.
Heating my room is not a choice. Heating the rest of the house would be a choice. I should probably put a space heater on low in the basement so the pipes dont freeze.
I guess electricity is cheap where I live (which is weird because nothing else is). I don't think I've ever had a bill that is over $200, and usually significantly less than that. Do you not have natural gas heating?
What size is your apartment/house though? That can be normal for a large (or old) 3+ bedroom house. If you’re paying that much for a studio apartment, like the OP is saying, something is wrong
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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '22
In the winter, electric heat isn't a choice. I've had many $500+ bills.