Submitted by dj88masterchief t3_122zaxi in WorcesterMA
I hope this type of post is ok, but anyone living in a condo or apartment that’s strictly electricity?
Approximately how much a month was it for you?
I’m looking to by a condo or apartment in the area and was looking at places with all electric heat and cooling.
EDIT: Thanks everyone for the insight! Good to know if I get national grid, I’ll look into the offset winter/summer plan.
Envious, my winter bill after the rate doubled went up to $900+, I have high ceilings
I do too! My place has the smart home ac/heat system. What Ive found interesting is that is better to let it sit at a certain temp. When im at work i leave it at 68. The ac/heats kicks in for maybe 10 mins every time it goes bellow 68. When i get home i set it up to 70-71 and turn back down to 68 before bed. Somehow this is less expensive than turning it off, let the apartment cooldown bellow 60 then heating it back up.
In the summer it was $280 a month running ac for 70 indoors. National grid raised rates but found a different supplier through BJ’s that lowered rates from .34 a kWh to .23 a kWh. So I’m hoping that makes a difference this summer
FYI if you're in Worcester it's cheaper to get through the city's program (at least starting in August): https://www.masspowerchoice.com/worcester
I have a 2 bedroom apartment with electric heat and hot water. Each room has it's own thermostat so we only use it when we are in the room, otherwise it stays off. I am on a budget plan with National Grid so I pay about the same amount every month, currently about $150. So I pay $150 no matter the month. That is subject to change but has never been @25 more or less than $150. If I wasn't on a budget plan I'd be paying about $100 in the summer and at least $300 in the winter months.
I a switching to SMART ENERGY and will see how it goes
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for your information there are sites that show ALL the alternative carriers (the billing will still go thru National Grid) but the savings looks really good
yeah but the rates for those alternative carriers look too good to be true, does anyone have any experience with them? (Clearview/Constellation)
2016 in Sutton I paid almost 500 a month to keep my electric heat(baseboards) going for every month of the winter. I should add it was electric hot water as well, I kept my temp between 65-67. Fortunately nat grid does offer a “year round” program that subsidies those winter costs into your summer costs. So basically u pay 150 a month(example) every month based on ur expected usage. Long story short I just pay a base rate and can budget around that instead of getting a 800 dollar bill in the winter (have seen this first hand).
I have a 3 bedroom apt in an old mill building. Most expensive was 3 years ago on a 50 day cycle (no idea why) and it was 998$. Cheapest in summer was about 95-115. Now I’m on a budget plan and pay 289$/month. We have electric heat as well.
It really depends on how well the home is insulated and windows/ ceiling height etc. I had a one bedroom apartment in downtown back in 2019 and in the winter I was paying $400-500, BUT the windows were awful and just leaked cold air. This was for electric heat and hot water btw
If you receive any kind of Federal assistance like Masshealth or SNAP you can get a discounted rate good for a year
I am using a VA home loan, I wonder if that would make a difference.
YukaBazuka t1_jdsm5gs wrote
$200 during winter after the state doubled the charge fee. Im expecting $100-$150 during summer if I dont keep my ac on all day.