What do you pay for power/water

[Watchdog]

So I called to setup electricity and water today. I asked the Water people if they could tell me the average monthly bill the place I am taking over had and got "I can't release that personal info" Though I probed how that is personal info, I got no where. Then I asked what is a safe average to think about for a house that has no pool, is 2000sqft and will have 2 adults/1 kid in it. She gave me the range of $40-$300/mo. Needless to say she was useless.

So out of curiosity, what do you guys pay for water/power on average per month. In AZ I have a similarly sized house pay about $175/mo electric (all electric house), and $45 for water/sewer.

I have heard water is high in SA, just trying to get perspective. Thanks!

 

[stdreb27]

I'm in corpus, family of 2 we pay about 120 bucks a month for water gas and trash.

Electricity varies greatly depending on season. But it's somewhere around 9-11 cents a kwh

 

[Texan2]

water, trash $90
Electricity $300-$350 in the summer, half that in the winter

 

[TexasRedneck]

New Braunfels, water sprinkler system, family of 2 - about $130/mo (water heavily once/wk).

Utilities - $120/mo winter, $220/mo summer, 2400 sq ft home @ 74 degrees summer/70 winter.

 

[Davetex]

My electric bill was $37.00 last month. That will go up to about $150.00 in July/August.

Water runs about $55.00 per month.

 

[Watchdog]

New Braunfels, water sprinkler system, family of 2 - about $130/mo (water heavily once/wk).

Utilities - $120/mo winter, $220/mo summer, 2400 sq ft home @ 74 degrees summer/70 winter.

Wow, $130/month for water. That is high compared to what I have currently.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Did you notice the part about the sprinkler system? Our yard is (literally) a half-acre in size. Also, that includes trash and recycling bill.....If we just did household water, it'd be about $45/mo.... When we water, it's for 14 hours.....

 

[Watchdog]

Did you notice the part about the sprinkler system? Our yard is (literally) a half-acre in size. Also, that includes trash and recycling bill.....If we just did household water, it'd be about $45/mo.... When we water, it's for 14 hours.....

Yeah, I saw the Sprinkler system piece, but a 1/2 acre is a different factor all together. Oddly where I am at everything is separate, I don't even have clarity yet on who does trash/recycling, LOL.

 

[ROGER4314]

My Baytown area house is small- about 1000 square feet. Electricity is $100-150/month (all electric appliances) and water is on a private well system at $22 per month. My electric furnace/ac is new but in the winter, I seldom use the heater unless it is 20 degrees or less outside. I use space heaters, they keep the place pretty cozy and they lop $100 off of the electric bill which would reach $250 with the furnace.

Flash

 

[UncleSamsMisguidedChild]

I pay about $45 a month for just water, our trash is a private company and runs around $60 a quarter. We rarely use our Air conditioner, so our average electric bill is right around $100 all #'s are monthly.

 

[hkusp1]

My last apartment the electric bill was around $700 a month. Bought a house and now it's around $130. I don't like to sweat while I'm indoors my ac is always blasting fat Eskimos riding snow flakes.

 

[UncleSamsMisguidedChild]

my last apartment the electric bill was around $700 a month. bought a house and now it's around $130. I don't like to sweat while i'm indoors my ac is always blasting fat eskimos riding snow flakes.

omg wtf?!?

 

[rsayloriii]

My last apartment the electric bill was around $700 a month. Bought a house and now it's around $130. I don't like to sweat while I'm indoors my ac is always blasting fat Eskimos riding snow flakes.

omg wtf?!?

I'm seriously hoping that was a typo and supposed to be $70. That's about the average for my apartment so far up to maybe mid $150s during the summer.

 

[Acesn8's]

Got a well,electricity runs $135.00 but no more than $150.00 during summer.

 

[CRozek]

I had a college roommate in Michigan that one month turned off the heat completely (it was electric) and would just turn it on full blast for like and hour when she got cold. $450 later.... =/

 

[winchster]

My avg electric is $145. -1600 sq ft 3-2-2
My water is $110 before I turn on the tap and runs about $145

 

[hkusp1]

No typo it was $700 a month. It was one of those joint electric places 1 meter per 6 apartments and the rest was filled with katrina welfare parasites so since they didn't have to pay the bills they just left the ac running all summer whether they were home or not. had a whore house operating next door to.

 

[Watchdog]

No typo it was $700 a month. It was one of those joint electric places 1 meter per 6 apartments and the rest was filled with katrina welfare parasites so since they didn't have to pay the bills they just left the ac running all summer whether they were home or not. had a whore house operating next door to.

I would say at least you had a place nearby to spend your $ with neighbors like that, but with a $700/mo electric bill I can't imagine you had much $ left. Damn.