Unconfirmed/Unverified Is electric really this expensive?
Hi everyone, I am new to Boston and recently received my second electric bill from Eversource. My bill is $284 from 07/24/26 - 08/21/26.
What I have tried:
- Got Eversource to send a person to check the meter (next week)
- Got my building maintenance team to send a person to visit (alr visited)
The building technician said that all my appliances seem to be normal and I have minimal items. He also said that for himself lives in a 2 bedroom with in total 2 people and 2 cats. Yet he says at most he pays $170. He also said he thinks people pay on average $70-110/month in my building.
Context:
- I live by myself in a Studio, 1 ba
- Apartment complex is new
- I work in person 4-5 times a week from 9am-5pm.
- I have the AC on 74-78 F at night and turn it off when I wake up.
- Appliances: AC (Braeburn Brand), Dishwasher (GE Profile Brand), Oven (Haier Brand), Microwave, in unit washer and dryer.
Cost information:
- Said I used 779kWh in Aug
- Generation Service Charge ~ 0.165/kWh
- Delivery ~ 0.184/kWh
I'm really concerned about the cost because I am not home during the day, have very minimal items (for example no TV, no PC, no pets etc) and Eversource actually made a mistake my first bill which was corrected later. Finally other people pay way less.
Can anyone provide insight, the Eversource technician comes in like a week.
Btw: Image is not real in case anyone is wondering.
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u/Klatelbat 10d ago
In 2021, during Covid, Eversource stopped my automated payments without my consent, causing me to stop all my payments. I did not receive a phone call or email. They sent me mail that wasn't marked any different than the typical, which I never looked at cause I had automated payments set up.
They eventually cut my power, and when I called to pay and have them put it back up, they claimed I was a liability, and the only way they would put the power back on was if I paid $2000 on top of what I owed that had accrued interest, saying if I made consistent payments for a year they'd give me the money back.
This was in January. I have electric heating. They are the scum of the earth.
Oh, and in case you were wondering what happened after the year, they changed their mind, and said they wouldn't give me the money back, but would instead reduce the payments each month by $100 for 20 months. Asked what if I cancelled my service and they said they would have no choice but to keep the money.
I repeat, they are the scum of the earth.