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Potomac Edison Answered:
Thank you for your question. Other customers have posed similar inquiries over the last several weeks.
The bill you received two months ago covered electricity you used from October 16, 1975 to December 17, 1975. This was a period of particularly mild weather in comparison with your latest bill covering December 17, 1975 to mid-February, 1976. Since time of year, weather conditions, extra holiday cooking and lighting play a large role in your consumption of electricity, the only accurate way you can compare your usage is to look at the same billing period from one year to the next. Therefore, it would be necessary to refer to last year’s bill from December to February to make a proper comparison.
Our temperature records show that this recent January has been the coldest since 1970 thus requiring more electricity in the average home. In addition, you’ll want to take into consideration any new household appliances you may have added in the past year or any new family members or activities which would cause an increase in usage. And, of course, there have been rate changes due to increase in the cost of producing electricity.
So there are many factors to be considered in comparing a past bill with a present one. When comparing two bills, first look under the column indicated "KWH USED” — this will show how many kilowatthours you actually used during the two billing periods and will provide the best means of comparison of costs.
No one likes a high electric bill, but there are many reasons why bills such as yours have gone up. If you'd like a free booklet explaining how you can conserve in your use of electricity or if you have any other questions, call or stop in at one of our offices.
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