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Cilantroduction t1_j6s2fvb wrote

NJ here. My utility bill shot WAY up, and my "this is what you used compared to last year" statement showed that my household used LESS than this time last year. I was averaging about $125 to $175 a month with a 1,700-sq-ft house, and 3 adults using water, gas, and electricity. MOST of my lighting elements are LED, and we have gas heat and hot water. Our gas and electric bill this month?? $325.00 This all seems like greedflation to me. PS...we keep our heat down to 64 to 65 during the day, and we allow ourselves the luxury of 67 degrees at night, only if its very cold out. Spoiler: It hasn't been that cold at night at all. We also all use heated blankets. This and the cost of groceries, and gas for our cars is killing the finances and dreams of most working families.

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PADemD t1_j6u6eef wrote

My last Met-Ed bill for December was $124.16 for a 1200 sq ft, 3-bedroom home, with oil heat and electric hot water heater. One of the bedrooms is an attic bedroom not connected to the main heating system (space heater).

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Mijbr090490 t1_j6uanfo wrote

That's crazy. We have a similar setup, but it's just a ranch and we don't use space heaters. Ours was 240 bucks. I'm really trying to be conscious of my usage now, but still at 8 bucks a day for electric.

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Squashey t1_j6wbgql wrote

I also saw the same huge cost increases versus same time period last year.

Found my usage was about the same but PPL has nearly double their rate per kWh since then.

Politicians sitting idly by as we get manhandled by cost increases is not going to end well.

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Cilantroduction t1_j6wzrv1 wrote

But, how? What are we to do? I am one person and I need infrastructure. They know they have us over a barrel.

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Squashey t1_j6x12cv wrote

We are to write messages/reach out to our state politicians asking to look into why our critical infrastructure bills are doubled over a year.

I have done so and ask others to as well. I find it hard to believe that PPLs cost structure has gotten so out of hand that a doubling of their prices is warranted.

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