Chelco Bill: WOW!

A $400 bill just made its way to my mailbox. Be prepared- chelco said mine was one of the lower bills.

OMG!

Yep, yours was lower than mine. I about fainted when I opened ours a few weeks ago.

You made me look! I just went on line at Chelco.com but my latest bill isn't out yet. January was ONLY $289. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to

Hmmmm.... $149 here and electric powers everything for me including heat and hot water tank. I love being in the penthouse condo, I get to suck up all the heat that rises from below!

A $400 bill just made its way to my mailbox. Be prepared- chelco said mine was one of the lower bills.

OMG!

Yikes! That is a big ol' bill. What is your sq. ft.?

Yikes! That is a big ol' bill. What is your sq. ft.?

1400 Sq Ft
but I am in an old cabin on the bay = being beaten by the wind that easily comes through these old window seals and door seals.

Lovely view, not so lovely chill!

1400 Sq Ft
but I am in an old cabin on the bay = being beaten by the wind that easily comes through these old window seals and door seals.

Lovely view, not so lovely chill!

Yes, that tough. A friend of mine is on the bay and her house is always chilly/drafty. CHELCO can no longer advertise that they are the cheapest electricity!

$199 for us.

$165

I've been walking around in a meat locker since December because I'm scared of Chelco. Last month was $165, hoping lower on this one.

Mine was $327.00

I can't find mine. Going to have to call them tomorrow for the bad news. And I haven't been warm since I've been home, except for when I was standing over the stove.

I have a house about 1400 sq ft and my bill was 365.00 , Chelco sucks. I never even put my heat above 70, we just wrapped up instead. My bill is like this every month. If mine gets below 275.00 I consider it a good month.

Yes, that tough. A friend of mine is on the bay and her house is always chilly/drafty. CHELCO can no longer advertise that they are the cheapest electricity!

Actually they can, Gulf Power is now including lube in their bills.

$222 here.

Actually they can, Gulf Power is now including lube in their bills.

$222 here.

I don't understand. Do you have Gulf Power in S. Walton Co.? Lube?

I don't understand. Do you have Gulf Power in S. Walton Co.? Lube?

Gulf powers electric is even more expensive then Chelco Lynnie. Its so expensive, they ask you to bend over when you get the bill. The lube is a mere courtesy to make the bending over part less painful.... ;-)

We have 2300 SF and we were $289 last month which is not bad- but y'all have me scared to go to the mailbox!

Ours was 'only' about $350, which was a pleasant surprise. I did look for a way to send in a little extra scratch to help others get over the hump, but I didn't see a way to do this...I thought CHELCO was going to make this an option?

Wrap your hot water eater and put it on a timer. 2 hours before you get up(if 1 or 2), or through shower time if full family, and two hours before home from work. The heater and blanket will hold the temp all day. No need to be running it 24 hrs. Heater blanket and timer both available at HD. It will impact your bill.

Ours is $100 more than it was last month. Damn wholesale power cost adjustment!!!!

We have alternatives to chelco/big oil lube jobs now- compressed air cars and solar heating/cooling.
It has been corporate locusts fed by hardworking ants- green versus greenback.
We work and pay, they save and play. Enough already.
We have alternatives that eliminate the carbon footprint and let us keep some of our money so that we can actually enjoy life.
We are paying them to screw us and screw the planet- something isn't right here.
I don't want my grandchildren growing up in an environmental bubble on the moon- imagine the fighting then
I want green and greenback.
You and I are the future and the future is now.
If you want to fight , fight for something that's worth fighting for.
The pursuit of happiness that not only you can enjoy, but everyone else can too.

We have alternatives to chelco/big oil lube jobs now- compressed air cars and solar heating/cooling...

The pursuit of happiness that not only you can enjoy, but everyone else can too.

What solutions are you utilizing?

We have 2,000 square feet heated and our last bill (I think 11/25-12/25) was $165. This one (12/25-1/25) is over $400. We generally keep the thermostat on 66 and often times don't even use the heat.

What solutions are you utilizing?

Adding and subtracting- you figure the math.

Gulf powers electric is even more expensive then Chelco Lynnie. Its so expensive, they ask you to bend over when you get the bill. The lube is a mere courtesy to make the bending over part less painful.... ;-)

Umm, OK. Maybe I didn't need the explanation afterall. Here, I heat with gas and fireplace; there, I use a little heat and use the fireplace mostly.

It does seem strange that when we have such a precarious economy, services become more expensive!

You'all scared me so I called CHELCO to check on my bill. It went out yesterday and was $212, a $3 increase over last month. My condo is 1600 sq. ft. Here is a suggestion. I am on CHELCO's cost averaging plan and it is much more convenient as you can note by the above figures. It is available if you have been a CHELCO customer for l2 months or more and are in good standing, according to the CHELCO representative to whom I spoke. I didn't realize why my bill was so low compared to some but now I know. It is also a good budget planning tool. BTW, we are all electric.