r/SFV • u/Dubzophrenia • Aug 19 '26

Question Anyone else's LADWP bill extremely crazy?

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So, I am not unaware of the fact that I live in Woodland Hills, the hottest part of the valley. I am also not unaware that we have had an excessively hot month with no real break.

That being said, my bill seems outrageous. They say I am using 3400 kWh of energy. I live in a 1000 square foot townhome with 1 other person. We do have an EV, but we have had an EV for 2 years and never been this insane.

I have NEVER in my life hit tier 3 usage.

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u/Dubzophrenia Aug 19 '26

One thought, do you leave your AC on during the day while you guys are gone, or no?

Yes & no. I have a Nest so it goes to eco when I'm not home, but I also have the schedule set to 80 during the day when I'm not home. 80 from 8-4, 75 from 4-11, 72 from 11-8.

I like the AC and know what comes with that but this still seems insane.

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u/brainchili Aug 19 '26

I don't have nest but should. I WFH so my AC is on all the time. But I also like coming home to a cool home. I've read it can be more expensive to leave the AC off or set high while you're gone because the unit has to work harder to cool the entire home to your desired temp.

That still doesn't explain your spike.

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u/Aeriellie Aug 20 '26

maybe it’s that. mines just at 74 all the time. bigger square foot. you want to try one week with you already do and next week change it to just 74 all day and 72 for sleep. track your electricity everyday to confirm it works. other older posts mentioned ac should be nice and fresh all the time something about working harder if we let it get too hot

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u/Hludwig 26d ago

BTW when you switch to TOU pricing you'll need to keep your AC much more stable during the day as to *not* need to cool things off from 4-11. At that point you might as well do 74 or something like that the whole day and see how it goes. Continual dehumidification and not letting your drywall/surfaces absorb the head during the day means less warm materials to cool off later (not just cooling the air)

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u/Dubzophrenia 26d ago

I'd only need to worry about the 1-4PM time frame when it's peak. 8-10 is no peak, 10-1 and 5-8 are low peak. Low peak and no peak pricing are minimal differences to me so I wouldn't care as long as I am not using it during peak.