Gexa Energy is the electricity provider for our home. The electric industry in Texas is deregulated so we can pick from a list of over 20 providers in our area. I use Gexa Energy since they give us 1 One Pass mile for every dollar we spend on electricity. We locked in our rate for 12 months at 13.1 per kWh back in January 2009.
The air conditioning unit in our house was constantly on all summer. My wife had the thermostat set to 77 and we never really bother turning it up or down. As of today, it is still set at 77 but the house temperature is around 75 so I don't hear the fan running as much. Below are the last 7 months of bills, the hotter months in Texas:
April 2009: $77.44
May 2009: $130.44
June 2009: $154.03
July 2009: $295.35
August 2009: $236.45
September 2009: $198.62
October 2009: $151.69
Below are the bills for the 5 colder months in Texas, these numbers are from 2008:
January 2008: $81.92
February 2008: $73.70
March 2008: $67.74
November 2008: $102.36
December 2008:$77.58
Gexa Energy is not my favorite company. They don't have ebills and won't accept payment using credit cards. They don't have an address for automated payments from Bank of America so my payment with them takes 5 days to clear using ebill. The customer service is not very knowledgeable about their products and last year they send us a letter telling us a previous employee stole personal data. They refused to pay for credit reports and credit monitoring. Switching providers is a big hassle since they all want to do credit checks, some also want deposits.
Electricity is one bill I don't like!
HS
3 comments:
I pay the same on my electric every month. We only have one electric provider, so we have no choice. My bill in NJ is $100 a month. That is an average over 12 month.
This covers my lights, computer, washer, microwave, tv, etc., and ac unit in summer.
Wow, I am fortunate in a lot of ways. My electric bill averages out to be under $55 a month. The cost of electricity is a bit less here. I think it works out to 10.2c per kWhr... after fuel and non-fuel costs. And there is a small amount of "fixed" fees that don't change regardless of usage.
I really try and use as little electricity as possible. I do most of my laundry in cold water, only turn on lights when I absolutely need it, rarely use A/C or heat (electric heat is expensive), and try to use the microwave instead of the stove when possible.
According to FPL, I use just under 500kWhr a month on average. I could probably do better than that but sometimes I really need the A/C.
Great article about Gexa Energy from Mean Green Cougar Red:
http://indotav.blogspot.com/2009/04/gexa-energy-sucks.html
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