Does your energy bill jump up really high during the winter months too?
Like between April to November your monthly bills would be around 110.00 a month, then during those winter months, it would jump up to 360.00 a month. And that's considered living in a small 3 bedroom house with nobody home most of the day, no kids/people playing games/computer all day/night long, and no washer and dryer in the house too.
I just want to see how everyone else's bills are like compared to mine.
I feel like Xcel is just ripping me off with these winter months bills.
$360 is only for months that are in the below 0 degree temp ranges. Other than that it's around $200-260 and that's with 3 freezers + 1 frig, washer-dryer machines, 30yr old furnace, & gas stove on a rambler house w/5 bedroom. Typical monthly power usage is about 980kWh & 141 therms. Thermostat is @ set up for 75F in the 1st hour of getting out of bed, rest of day is set at steady 70F, & evening 75F.
What is your power usage? If you feel like xcel is ripping you off, have them check your meter. Old meters can be faulty thus, you may get charged wrongly.
Having good insulation in your home like energy efficient windows helps a lot. As for the 50F temp setting, that's a terrible idea to set for homes in cold climate regions. It will cause condensation problems & set too high can cause ceilings to crack.