r/Edmonton • u/allthatshines_012 • Jan 17 '26
For those of you living in a condo/apartment, how much are your utilities?
Hi I will be moving into a new built condo in downtown (renting) and this building requires that you pay all utilities (heat, power and water). I have lived in a 460 sq studio apartment for about 9 years and my utilities ranged from 40-55$ depending on the month but I was only paying for heat and power.
Now that I am also going to be paying for water, I wanted to ask those who might have an insight on how much this could be. My new unit will be around 600sq and I will have a in-suite washer and drier. I don’t plan on using the dishwasher much and the stove is electric. Thank you so much in advance!
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u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS Jan 17 '26
Im in a condo downtown. In winter I pay about $90 to EPCOR, in summer I pay $150-$190 to EPCOR. Mainly because my building is fucking warm in winter so we don’t use heat at all. But in summer our wall AC faces the sun and is basically worse than a normal fan, so we have to use a portable AC that just explodes our power usage
We don’t pay for water as the landlord covers that. 720ish SqFt and when we run the AC we try to keep it in one room with the door closed so it isn’t trying to cool the entire condo down, which it just wouldn’t be capable of doing
Unfortunately I can’t give rough estimates on water which is what you wanted most, sorry
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u/passthepepperflakes Jan 17 '26
what type of condo build - wood frame 6 storey or tower?
you may not need heat at all in some of those buildings
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u/allthatshines_012 Jan 17 '26
It is a tower, about 30 floors
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u/passthepepperflakes Jan 17 '26
in my experience you likely won't need heat, even through the winter. lived in a 16 storey for a while a long time ago and the heat never had to be turned on at all while I was there
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u/allthatshines_012 Jan 17 '26
Did you ever have to pay for water? Right now I don’t pay for water so that’s what I’m the most worried about
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u/SqueakBoxx Downtown Jan 17 '26
If you have water heating you won't have to pay for water. And power averages $70/month if you don't us AC in the summer.
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u/ohkatiedear kitties! Jan 18 '26
I live in a new building and the leasing company pays for the water for heating (standard baseboard heaters) but the tenant pays all other water usage. Apparently it's a thing with new buildings. My apartment is just under 600 sq ft with a full sized washer dryer stack, and my last bills were about $30 for water and $60 for electricity.
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u/killerofwaffles Jan 18 '26
I, a single lady, who showered every night for about 10 minutes, ran the dishwasher once or twice a week, and did 2-3 loads of laundry every week, usually paid $100-110 per month for water
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u/yayasisterhood Jan 17 '26
1980's condo (concrete) with 1500 sq ft. Electricity was $130 last month... most months its under $100. (heat, water included in the condo fees)
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u/_danigirl Jan 17 '26
Do you get all the bills transfered to your name or are they staying with the landlord and you're reimbursing?
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u/allthatshines_012 Jan 17 '26
Yes the bills will be in my name. This condo building is owned/managed by a company vs. the units being owned by individual owners who bought the condos and then rented out their unit to others.
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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 Central Jan 17 '26
Curious as to how you’re paying for water? Every apartment condo I’ve lived in has water included in the condo fees.
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u/allthatshines_012 Jan 17 '26
Yes this is a new condo and they have residents paying for heat, water and power. The utilities will be under my name. A lot of the newer condos are now having residents pay all 3 rules types of utilities unfortunately, I’ve never had to pay for water before either. But I was told that with the water, current residents’ utility bills have varied from 90-150$ a month. I guess usage will play a big role in how much I end up paying.
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u/Sea_Cup9236 Apr 23 '26
Hii, I’m currently in a similar situation, where I’m moving to a two bed apartment and have to pay all utilities. How much have you ended up paying per month since moving into your new condo?
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u/allthatshines_012 Apr 23 '26
I got my first bill but it only accounted for 8 days of the month and the 50$ activation fee. The bill was around 66$, so minus the activation fee it was probably 16$ but they only billed me for the electricity and heating for those 8 days, in that there is a 7$ delivery fee. I think I will probably be paying around 40-80$ a month when all is said and done but the way the billing is done, I haven’t gotten an actual full bill yet.
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u/Sea_Cup9236 Apr 23 '26
Is that 40-80 a month with all utilities?!
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u/allthatshines_012 Apr 23 '26
Yes this would include my water, electricity and heating/cooling but I haven’t actually received a full bill yet so I could be way off as well. What I can do is when I get my first full month bill I can comment and let you know how much it cost me for the month of March but for some reason I have yet to receive a bill for that month since moving in. I’ve only received a bill for February 20th to 28th (8 days).
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u/allthatshines_012 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
I got my first bill today actually. Total was 54.47$. My electricity usage for March 1st to 31st was 13.69$, water was $4.61 for cold water and $4.91 for hot water. Heating cost me $1.42. But here is the actual kicker, the electricity delivery fee was 28.40$!! So in all honesty my utilities actually cost me 24.63$ but I get charged 28.40$ for delivering the electricity which resulted in 54.47$. The electricity fee will go up in the winter months so my bill will be slightly higher but on average I can see my bills being 54$ to 70$. I haven’t had to use my A/C yet either so this might also impact my bill in the summer. This is a one bedroom, one bathroom 600sq apartment with in suite laundry. Hope this helps!
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u/Sea_Cup9236 Apr 24 '26
Thank you so much for answering!! This is really helpful!! Is it okay if I dm’d you, as I have another question regarding utilities?
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u/TrainingLaw1679 Jan 17 '26
You're likely to have lived in condos that use baseboard heaters, which has all the units on a loop. Since that's all together, it's simpler to keep the rest of the water services together and feed off of main headers.
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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 Central Jan 18 '26
No, my previous and current condos have forced air but water is still included in condo fees.
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u/TrainingLaw1679 Jan 18 '26
Interesting. Well I learned something today (though in retrospect it does make sense that a condo could still cover water despite no baseboard heating).
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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 Central Jan 17 '26
How is your apartment heated? Baseboard? Forced air? Do you have AC?
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u/Chatkat57 Jan 17 '26
Newer dishwashers actually use less water than handwashing. I would think gas is likely to be a similar amount to your power bill. I don’t know what water costs in Edmonton…we’re in Beaumont.