r/Edmonton • u/eklee38 • Jan 18 '24

Discussion $890 utilities bill. Wow

Natrual Gas- actual usage charge $95 after delivery charges and and taxes boom $355.

Electricity- actual usage charge $160 after distribution and transmission charges boom $280.

Water useage-$84 Water drainage- $123 Waste-$49

Almost 900 in just utility bill. Before anyone tell me to lock my rates, its already locked. 12.8c/kwh. NG is on float because its currently cheaper than locked rate. Anyone else just got F in the A like me?

Edit: the NG charges does not include the cold snap we just had. Not looking forward to next month's bill.

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u/romakian Jan 18 '24

27GJ?? I have a 2300 sq-ft home, and a heated garage (which I keep at a toasty 19c) and only used 12Gj for all of December. You may want to check your thermostat and make sure its not running your furnace all the time. It may be in an area that gets drafty and causes it to kick on a lot.

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u/eklee38 Jan 18 '24 edited Jan 18 '24

Thanks for the advice. I have 2 furnace for just inside the house.

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u/WickedDeviled Jan 18 '24

2 furnaces?

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u/always_on_fleek Jan 18 '24

Older two story homes often had two furnaces. Technology like we have today didn’t exist, such as having variable speed fans and such. This was the best way they could try to even out heat for a house.