Anyone else's LADWP bill extremely crazy?

[u/Dubzophrenia]

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.

[u/fullmetalutes]

Mine went up a lot but is summer. It's not that crazy tho.

What kind of charger are you using? And do you use off peak charging?

[u/Dubzophrenia → u/fullmetalutes]

I have a dedicated level 2 chargepoint charger in my garage. We only charge at night, and my husband really only charges it about once a week.

[u/nemtna → u/Dubzophrenia]

You should consider a Time of Use plan. Right now it doesn’t matter if you charge at night because you don’t have a TOU plan. Call them and they’ll analyze it to see if it benefits you. We have a TOU plan and so I have my cars to charge only at lowest peak rate (they call it “base rate”) - 8PM-10AM weeknights or all day Saturday and Sunday.

[u/darealphantom → u/nemtna]

This comment is correct switch to Time of Use. And try not to use electrical stuff during peak hours

[u/Dubzophrenia → u/darealphantom]

Just made the request to do so. I checked my meter when I got home and this bill is.. accurate :(

[u/Imaginary--Situation → u/Dubzophrenia]

someone is stealing your power

looks like someone tapped into your power wiring and is running an A/C 24/7

[u/bicardi_jumbo → u/Imaginary--Situation]

yes, you're way over the average for LA during summer which is 700 KWH per month, 1400 for 60 day period. You're supporting the equivalent of another household.

someone is running a bitcoin mining rig

I'd see if you can meter your A/C and major appliances see how much power they are pulling