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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Ours is actually really low since I'm cheap on electric and really try to conserve. I always keep the lights off when we're home watching tv, not in a room, I don't run the ac unless I absolutely have to, etc. Its usually anywhere from $90-$100. Very rarely do we break $100, so I think we are doing pretty well. Our home is around 1800 sq ft.
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OStewarts
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Balanced Bill is $99/month, which seems pretty low given the other posters' numbers! We have a 5 bdrm, CAC with oil heat and a gas dryer. We both work outside the home all day so I think that must have something to do with it.
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| Posted 12/7/12 9:50 AM |
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Bearcat
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
It was $160 balanced most of the year, and then in Oct. it was $190, November was $360, and December just paid $362. Our electric use SKYROCKETED this year since someone is home pretty much 24/7 with DD, and my MIL ran the AC on the least efficient settings possible (despite my setting it every morning when she came to watch DD) but what am I gonna do. The year before, which I guess is what they estimated our balanced billing for this year based on, we didn't have a child so there were many days that no one was home for 12+ hours.
ETA we have a traditional unexpanded cape w/ finished basement, gas heat and stove
Message edited 12/7/2012 10:29:04 AM.
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| Posted 12/7/12 10:12 AM |
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sometimesmommy
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
4 bedroom cape 115.00 per month balanced billin
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| Posted 12/7/12 10:23 AM |
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Paramount
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Posted by MrsMeloyellow
 We have been paying $400+ per cycle
My house is 3500 square feet. I dont have high ceilings.
My bill, during the summer is $600+
During the cooler months I have been averaging about $250/$300.
No one is home for about 8 hours a day.
I just went on balanced billing for $360 a month.
Be sure to check your bill. MOst of the time they ESTIMATE your usage. They only read the meter about every 2 months. I make sure to call them with a meter reading. Because of this, my bill just reduced from $1000 to $450.
It all clears up in the end. They will "credit" you if you pay too much during the estimated months.
But I don't let it go. I now call in my meter reading for an accurate bill.
Message edited 12/7/2012 10:34:14 AM.
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| Posted 12/7/12 10:32 AM |
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neener1211
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
$116 balanced billing
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| Posted 12/7/12 11:47 AM |
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toniV
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
We have the balanced billing and pay $84/mth.
3 bedroom ranch.
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| Posted 12/7/12 11:56 AM |
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ItsaJoya19
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Balanced Billing $130/month
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| Posted 12/7/12 12:03 PM |
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NewLeaf2012
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
I think we pay for the houses next to us..Usually 300-400$ a month. And we are on balanced billing too!
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| Posted 12/7/12 1:55 PM |
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
$288 monthly, balance billing.
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| Posted 12/7/12 3:30 PM |
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JDubs
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
our bill last month was something like 170-something, we don't have balanced billing, in summer its like 300 with central air. I have gas heat and gas dryer too. ETA: This is a 3 br split level
Message edited 12/7/2012 3:50:11 PM.
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| Posted 12/7/12 3:49 PM |
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VickiC
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
We average about $90/month, no balanced billing. We have a 4 BR cape, we don't use the upstairs right now, but we do have a half finished basement and I work from home 3 days/week so the computer is on all the time. We use wall AC units in summer depending on the temperature.
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| Posted 12/10/12 4:35 PM |
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KangaMom
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Not including Summertime mid - high $400's...
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| Posted 12/11/12 1:26 PM |
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Blu-ize
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Balanced billing. $128/mo. 4 bedroom farm cape.
Pretty cheap I think.
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| Posted 12/11/12 3:41 PM |
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summertime
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Posted by Paramount
Posted by MrsMeloyellow
We have been paying $400+ per cycle
My house is 3500 square feet. I dont have high ceilings.
My bill, during the summer is $600+
During the cooler months I have been averaging about $250/$300.
No one is home for about 8 hours a day.
I just went on balanced billing for $360 a month.
Be sure to check your bill. MOst of the time they ESTIMATE your usage. They only read the meter about every 2 months. I make sure to call them with a meter reading. Because of this, my bill just reduced from $1000 to $450.
It all clears up in the end. They will "credit" you if you pay too much during the estimated months.
But I don't let it go. I now call in my meter reading for an accurate bill.
This is me. In august we got a $1,200 electric bill. Almost.died. We have about 4,000 sq ft and a pool.
I keep telling my husband to go on balanced billing!
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