They more than doubled for a while because of the Enron shenanigans.
My P&G bill would have to triple to equal what I paid in NY or MD.
But I don't think I'm the average consumer. (Given that my monthly bill is $13-14 for gas & electric).
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
megan walker - Feb 09, 2010 1:21:28 pm PST #7423 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 09, 2010 1:25:21 pm PST #7424 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Our energy bills tend to be fairly low - last month's high water mark for me was an $85 bill for an 800 square foot apartment during a single digit cold snap. There are benefits to saying "Sure, build more nuclear power plants in our state!"
Steph L. - Feb 09, 2010 1:26:44 pm PST #7425 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
my monthly bill is $13-14 for gas & electric
Kerosene lamps?
Ginger - Feb 09, 2010 1:30:05 pm PST #7426 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
California's rates are about average and they were before the deregulation disaster. It was a different story when PG&E was forced to buy power at 100 times the going rate. New York and Connecticut generally have the most expensive rates in the continental United States. Hawaii's rates about about double New York's.
eta: Checked up on my memory. Memory was wrong.
javachik - Feb 09, 2010 1:30:52 pm PST #7427 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I was just wondering if complaints about PG&E bills were like taxes, i.e., Californians think they are so high, but yet they're cheaper than everywhere else I've been.
Not in this case.
And yeah, your energy bills are lower here, but they should be, since it's not snowing and you don't need AC in SF.
megan walker - Feb 09, 2010 1:34:02 pm PST #7428 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And yeah, your energy bills are lower here, but they should be, since it's not snowing and you don't need AC in SF.
Actually, they should be the same since I didn't pay for heat in NY and I didn't have AC until the year I moved.
We're talking stove, fridge, appliances, lights. In a NY 1-bedroom that was about $40-45 a month.
Ginger - Feb 09, 2010 1:34:30 pm PST #7429 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
California's cost per kilowatt hour is also lower.
Sue - Feb 09, 2010 1:36:09 pm PST #7430 of 30001
hip deep in pie
my monthly bill is $13-14 for gas & electric
Looks at $87 monthly bill for electricity alone. Cries.
Jesse - Feb 09, 2010 1:39:29 pm PST #7431 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
New York and Connecticut generally have the most expensive rates in the continental United States.
I am super excited that it seems like my utilities are about the same here compared to NYC, and here I'm paying for my own heat and am, so far, home all the time.
Gudanov - Feb 09, 2010 1:39:37 pm PST #7432 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I probably average $250 combined for a three bedroom house.