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Hello all!! Have a rather stressful issue here.
Purchased a property a couple months ago. I am living in basement and there are two people upstairs and there is a shared kitchen. Utilties are in my name. First bill came in today and hydro from Apr 15th-Jun 8th was $502.90 before taxes. Yes, that is JUST hydro. 4368 KWh for 54 days!! Over 80 kWh a day!!
Another rental I own in same city with same company came in at $102 for same time period.
This $502 bill (Before tax!) for 54 days comes from a 1,550 sq ft home that is heated by natural gas. It has a new a/c unit but I used it very sparingly. Generally not used but if it was it was off during the day when everyone was at work, on for a couple hours after work and off before bed.
Other big electricity appliances are:
- One relatively new stove,
- 3 fridges which are all fairly new
- 2 large LCD TV`s and one 27 inch CRT TV
- Two large stereos
- an electric water heater
-newer dryer/washer.
- small 15x21 heated workshop that is newer and insulated that is heated by electricity, but thermostat was off (Not that it would have needed a lot of heat in late spring anyway).
-No hot tub, no pool, no dishwasher, no fancy outdoor light set up, only three people in house.
Am told by hydro company that this property has been a huge energy user for a while and was actually more in winter running at $450/month just for hydro (heated garage?). These tenants were here then as well. Again, they have a couple big TV`s and like to blare music, but nothing over the top. I am conservative in my own use.
Cannot figure out where this massive electricity drain is coming from. I wouldn`t even expect this from this house if heated by electricity in dead of winter. My first move I think will be to get an energy audit, but can they help? The only "out of norm" this property has is electric workshop, but it was off and weather was warm regardless.
Any ideas/solutions? Am baffled on how bill could be so high.
Purchased a property a couple months ago. I am living in basement and there are two people upstairs and there is a shared kitchen. Utilties are in my name. First bill came in today and hydro from Apr 15th-Jun 8th was $502.90 before taxes. Yes, that is JUST hydro. 4368 KWh for 54 days!! Over 80 kWh a day!!
Another rental I own in same city with same company came in at $102 for same time period.
This $502 bill (Before tax!) for 54 days comes from a 1,550 sq ft home that is heated by natural gas. It has a new a/c unit but I used it very sparingly. Generally not used but if it was it was off during the day when everyone was at work, on for a couple hours after work and off before bed.
Other big electricity appliances are:
- One relatively new stove,
- 3 fridges which are all fairly new
- 2 large LCD TV`s and one 27 inch CRT TV
- Two large stereos
- an electric water heater
-newer dryer/washer.
- small 15x21 heated workshop that is newer and insulated that is heated by electricity, but thermostat was off (Not that it would have needed a lot of heat in late spring anyway).
-No hot tub, no pool, no dishwasher, no fancy outdoor light set up, only three people in house.
Am told by hydro company that this property has been a huge energy user for a while and was actually more in winter running at $450/month just for hydro (heated garage?). These tenants were here then as well. Again, they have a couple big TV`s and like to blare music, but nothing over the top. I am conservative in my own use.
Cannot figure out where this massive electricity drain is coming from. I wouldn`t even expect this from this house if heated by electricity in dead of winter. My first move I think will be to get an energy audit, but can they help? The only "out of norm" this property has is electric workshop, but it was off and weather was warm regardless.
Any ideas/solutions? Am baffled on how bill could be so high.