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I am being overcharged for electric I did not use I have sat for 3 weeks and the month of October and November and I turn my breakers off my apartment is identical to my neighbors when we got our electric bill mine was $20 more than hers and I had my power off for 3 weeks the next month we compared bills and they were exactly the same to the penny she is retired and is home all day and she cooks a lot I am out of my house from 8 till 6 and I'm not home all day using any electric I turned everything off because I'm on a strict budget the electric Department said it was just a coincidence there are bills were too the penny there were exactly the same how can that be when I'm not using electric and she is all day long I called them they said they investigated it and it was just a coincidence something's not right and I don't know what to do now
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FloridaNative
Palm Beach Gardens,Florida,
USA
Check your appliances
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, January 10, 2017
Old appliances (HVAC and Refrigerator) can contribute to a higher bill. Years ago FPL told me that the Refrigerator uses $15/month by itself. The figures could be entirely different today. You may want to consider an energy audit too. Another thing you can do is have an electrician come out to see if you have inappropriate wiring or an old Federal Pacific panel box. The problem with having an electrician come out is that it will probably run more than the $36 you pay in power bills, especially if the electrician is properly licensed and insured.
One last comment: turning off your power every day may be a factor in your increased bill. I once had my a/c broken for a full two weeks and the bill doubled that month - even though I had no a/c. Once the a/c was fixed, I was able to get my bill down to a normal amount. Why? I have no idea why - but experiment with keeping your power on during the day for a couple of weeks and check you bill online for the daily consumption to see if it works.