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1. How much is your usual electricity bill in the summer? Gas bill in the winter?
2. What temps do you keep your house at in the summer? In the winter?
3. How much do you pay for trash pick up? Is it the city, county, or a private company?
4. How much is your water bill?
5. How big is your house, so that we have something to compare it to other bills with?
Re: Poll: Utilities
1. How much is your usual electricity bill in the summer? Gas bill in the winter? About $225 in the summer, about $40 in the winter. Gas is about $35 in the summer, $150-200 in the winter.
2. What temps do you keep your house at in the summer? In the winter? We have a programmable thermostat. Summer: 80 during the day, 76 around 6 pm, 73 at bedtime. Winter: 65 during the day, 69-70 at night.
3. How much do you pay for trash pick up? Is it the city, county, or a private company? I think it's $22/month for trash and recycling from the city of Smyrna.
4. How much is your water bill? $30-60/month depending on if we have to water the lawn.
5. How big is your house, so that we have something to compare it to other bills with? 4 BR, 2.5 bath split level, about 2400 sq. feet
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1. How much is your usual electricity bill in the summer? Gas bill in the winter? Summer Electrical is $200+, Summer Electric is $50ish. Winter Gas is $100+ Summer Gas is $30ish
2. What temps do you keep your house at in the summer? Summer temps are 80, with ceiling fans. Winter temps are about 74-72. I hate to be cold.
3. How much do you pay for trash pick up? 0. DH refuses to pay, so he takes it to his work dumpster.
4. How much do you pay for water? ~$35
5. How big is your house? 1300 sq feet
1. How much is your usual electricity bill in the summer? Gas bill in the winter?July/aug are the highest- about $350. $200 for gas during the coldest months*
2. What temps do you keep your house at in the summer? In the winter? 72/75
3. How much do you pay for trash pick up? Is it the city, county, or a private company? $48/quarter through north metro waste (private co)
4. How much is your water bill? $35 (higher in summer with lawn watering- maybe $55)
5. How big is your house, so that we have something to compare it to other bills with? 3 bdrm/2 bath
*Just this morning, I called and got GA Gas to change rate to the .699/therm with service charge of 5.99/month because of a scana mailer I'd received. Big difference from the 1.049 we're currently paying!
1. How much is your usual electricity bill in the summer? Gas bill in the winter? electric is $100 to $150, gas is around $75
2. What temps do you keep your house at in the summer? In the winter? 74 in the summer, 70 in the winter
3. How much do you pay for trash pick up? Is it the city, county, or a private company? $15 a month, private company
4. How much is your water bill? around $50/month
5. How big is your house, so that we have something to compare it to other bills with? 1200 sq ft townhouse
1. How much is your usual electricity bill in the summer? $200-$250
Gas bill in the winter? $175- we have gas heat, gas water heater, and gas stove/oven
2. What temps do you keep your house at in the summer? 77-80 During the day, 75 at night
In the winter? 63-64 during the day, 67-68 at night
3. How much do you pay for trash pick up? 22.75, city of Marietta, twice a week pickup, recycling, and yard waste.
4. How much is your water bill? $30
5. How big is your house, so that we have something to compare it to other bills with? 3600 sq ft
1. How much is your usual electricity bill in the summer? Gas bill in the winter? We're on budget billing, so it's $181/month now. Gas in the winter is ~$150 in the coldest months.
2. What temps do you keep your house at in the summer? In the winter? DH sets all that, but I think it's 68 in the summer and 72 in the winter.
3. How much do you pay for trash pick up? Is it the city, county, or a private company? Trash is ~$35 quarterly to a private company
4. How much is your water bill? $30-50 & includes sewer
5. How big is your house, so that we have something to compare it to other bills with? Two floors + finished basement (no thermostat there though), two heat & a/c units (one main, one upstairs). 4 br/2.5ba + 1-2br/1ba in the basement. I don't know the exact sq. ft. since the basement was finished after DH bought the house and all that was long before I came along. He doesn't even know!