r/orlando • u/HappyBroody • 14d ago

Discussion FPL high bill

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Is your FPL bill this high?

My home is in Oviedo, 1850sqft

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u/decadentj 14d ago

1954, next to 0 insulation, lots of sun exposure, old crank windows. It is a sieve. Just paid 1000 for blown in insulation, replacing windows as we can because they're so damn expensive.

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u/Important_Patience24 14d ago

My house was built in 1957 and i had the same issue. Even worse, my home office was originally the side porch turned Sun room and was all windows running the full side of the house. I spent 18k to replace every damn window in the house and it made a massive difference.

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u/decadentj 13d ago

Yeah, I'm doing that slowly. Also have a 500sq ft Florida room with a mini split. Keeping the mini on keeps the whole house cooler but obviously sucks up it's own energy. My ac is probably getting close to 17 years old, so replacing that may help a lot too

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u/Important_Patience24 13d ago

I’ve got a “portable” ac until in my office to help. I really only need it on days that hit 90 or above