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Open Question: Electric bill doubled?

Hi I just want to ask hows your electric bill from May-June and June-July this year? Did you bill get doubled starting June-July billing period? For me its just, not because its summer I should get a increase of KWH usage for almost double of my previous billing period which is May-June. We started using AC from May 19, my billing period from May 19-June 21 is $122 its 440kWH. But I just cant accept my bill this June21-July21 it doubles the consumption, from 440kWH - 860kWH which cost me $240 it doesnt make any sense because we didnt add any appliances and we use the AC on June21-July21 like we used it on May19-June 21. How come it doubles the kWH reading? Starting from May19-June21 we used the AC the whole night and in the morning, everyday...Nothing has changed until now, but Im surprised it raises up to 2 x my previous bill.... Its just suspicious to me, our meter is digital, and Im suspicious about it..its just if I should increase in consumption, it could be like 20%-30% but not 100% increase that makes it double my consumption...its like I add another 2 AC's...anyone experienced this too? more

Voting Question: Why is my Gas & Electric bill SO HIGH?!?!?!?

I live in a 2 bedroom apartment with my fiance and 3 year old daughter. We both work full time and are usually not home until 6pm or later. All the lights and TV's stay off, and we make sure the AC unit isn't running on too cool of a temperature- usually set around 80 or higher if we aren't home. Last month we used 1667 Kwh!!!!!! I read that the average american family IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME uses around 800-900 Kwh in a month. What is going on??? Our next meter reading is on 9/1, and when i went into the laundry room of our complex (where the meters are) ours says 1563!!!! Our bill is around $300 a month. I can't handle this financially and the electric company is giving us the run around on sending a tech out because we think our meter is broken. Has anyone else had this issue? more

Resolved Question: Is my electric company ripping me off?

So I just moved into a new apartment, here are the details: - 2 Bedroom/1 Bath - ~1000 sq ft. - Only electronics plugged in all month: Fridge, microwave, electric stove, electric water heater, electric A/C, washer/dryer, HDTV, DVD player, computer, iron, eletric shaver, eletric toothbrush. - Run A/C 8 hours a day on average - Water heater set at 140 degrees My electric bills says I am at 900 kwh a month at 7.1 cents/kwh I live alone and turn lights off and do my best to limit energy use, so why is my bill so high? I do not leave my computer running, I turn off the A/C when I am not sleeping, and rarely use the eletric stove. I realize that I can buy a meter to measure the amount each eletronic uses, but I just want to know if 900 kwh a month sounds within reason given all the information I have provided? Thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: is 25 pesos per kwh fair?

I am boarding a room and they put a metering equipment per room.. more

Resolved Question: my electric bill has spiked all of the sudden?

Went to pay the electric bill today and it is $600, when it is usually around $150. we have a 1700 sq. ft two story house, with full basement. we just bought the house in may. our first two bills were around $150 plus our deposit payments. now all of the su dden this bill is $600 and our meter reading went from 245 kwh to 3000 kwh. how is this possible?! would an energy audit do us any good? our air conditioner stays at the same level, however, i did just go change the filter for the first time, it was disgusting, i'm hoping that makes a difference, but within an hour and a half our meter reading went from 61475 to 61477 (before i changed the filter) could the filter make that big of a difference?! this is our first time owning a home, so i'm just now sure what could cause this?i meant, our usage reading went from 245 kwh in a month to 3000 kwh in a monthwe asked the energy places for an audit but they won't help us for two reasons. a) we make too much money and b) we don't have 4 months of consecutive billing since we just got the house in may.also, we just had to replace the motherboard on the fridge, after some research found it to be a known common issue with the model of the fridge, but the relay was getting tripped constantly, and before that the lights and things were going whack, so i'm hoping that was causing a big draw of power to the fridge, since we got it fixed i thought it would go down but we are still burning 2 kw's per hour. :/ *cry*they said someone would come check the meter but not until Thursdayright. they just said there's no way it could be their meter, so... i'm getting ready to switch all breakers off for an hour, i'll come back and check the meter, if it's still going up when the house is shut down... i guess i have my answer as to that matter. more

Resolved Question: why am i using 7000 kwh a month?

last January i used 7000 kwh a month and it went down 1000 kwh per month after that. i thought it was the heat since i have a electric heater but in may i still used 2500 and the heat was off. so i thought my furnace had a draw but I cut the breaker and still used 1500 in june i don't use a/c and the only other major appliance i have is a drier that I use once or twice a week. i call the electric co. and they said that it is very unusual. i told them i thought it was the meter but they won't come check. what type of steps should i take to fix this problem winter is not far off being from ND. and I can't keep paying those prices. more

Resolved Question: Can a power surge corrupt your electric meter?

Our power bill went from 1386 kwh in May to 2424kwh in June. This even included a period of 5 days which our power was knocked out due to a storm. Before our power went out there was a very strong power surge for a period of about thirty seconds. There was no dramatic differences in power usage from AC since the average temperatures were about the same in both months. Trying to figure out the cause. more

Resolved Question: Insane electricity bills. Please help! How much do you use? How do you heat your house and your water?

Help us please! We are a household of 3 adults and our monthly power use is around 900kwh per month. Most lightbulbs are LED halogens or CFLs, we don't own a computer (there is a laptop i borrow once a week). There is a 52" plasma television that gets used about 20 hours a week. we DON'T own: *a heatpump *any spaceheaters *a dehumidifier *a heated towel rail *a spa pool *a playstation our water is heated with a standard hot water cylinder thats 12 years old cook with a combination of induction elements and a conventional oven heat with a woodburner I've been measuring all the appliances and I can't get it to even touch that amount. The wiring on the circuit board and various switches is dodgy as hell, as the house is from the sixties and it's been chopped and changed and added to by various electricians over the years. The hot water cylinder isn't on another meter like ripplecontrol or night it's on the economy. There are two meters and switches/fuses are children of switches above them and the power supply for the meters are different. Is it possible i'm being metered twice for the same power because of the dodgy wiring? But anyway, I'd like to know how many kwh your family uses. How many people. How do you heat. How do you heat your water. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: refrigerator using energy when not running?

I recently had a smart meter installed. My home is small, I use surge protectors on most electrical items, so I can eliminate unnecessary energy use. I can easily see the energy use for each item. My 1994 refrigerator appears to be using .6 Kwh periodically through-out the day when NOT running. When the motor is operating it's using less than .3 Kwh's. The refrigerator does not have an automatic defroster, but does have a "moisture control" switch, which is off. I'm using a Green Plug. The situation is worse when I connect the appliance without the green plug. I've connected other appliance to this same outlet, in an attempt to rule out electrical wiring issues. I don't see a problem beyond the refrigerator. I know.. I'm over due in replacing this thing. Any ideas as to what's going on?Edit: Bob-Thanks. Would the fan run silently? Flossie- I use the surge protectors for their on/off switches on tv's, computers, etc. to eliminate "phantom" energy use when the item is not in use. Not used on the refrigerator. I mentioned the surge protector to illustrate that I can isolate my energy use. more

Resolved Question: My digital electric meter is showing 30,000 kWh, is that too much?

Am I even reading it right? Am I really using 30,000 kWh because I paid $230 for my last bill and it said that I used 1,273.244 kWh at $0.0356 per kWh. When I did the math this only totaled to around $9 but I really paid 45 for that amount. Am I reading the meter right and what about my bill? more

Resolved Question: What does this model explain about the daily electricity consumption in the period?

A person has read his electric meter each night through a period of 14 days. It turns out that f(x) = 20x+33,760 where f(x) denotes the meter display (measured in kWh) on day no. x in the period. a) What does this model explain about the daily electricity consumption in the period? b) After how many days does the meter display show a consumption of 33,900 kWh? more

Resolved Question: Electricity Meters and Consumption.?

I'm wondering (yet again as still no valid answers) how this scenario is possible. First off I live in the Philippines, a thoroughly corrupt country where every major business is as well. Now here's the problem. 1. We are having rotating brownouts of power because as of now the power capacity is less then 50% peak demand. My area our downcut is aimed at saving 30-35% These rotating brownouts leaves us 5-6 hours a day without electricity anywhere between 8am-11pm would be our 6 our time slot changing daily. 2. People in mass are complaining with the brownouts our consumptions are being reported as 20-25% higher then before the brownouts. The brownouts are in place to force us to use less however the electricity company is billing us as all using 20-25% more which our meters read. Now the understanding, we have the brownouts to consume less as we only have 50% of what we need over our Island. My area's brownouts are to save in our major city 30-35% our normal usage instead of saving that we are being told we are using 20-25% more in mass from consumption. Now the understanding is you can't use what you don't have as there is an electricity shortage no way that's possible as we don't magically just have a surplus of 25% vs a shortage of 50%. The electricity distributor (not generator) is saying our consumption is up because when we are w/o power for 6 hours it takes more for our refridgerators and aircons to get back to work (however people running on Generators also showing this problem like myself). However that excuse simply shows IF it is true that the brownouts only cause increased usage and not decreased to correct the problem so instead the correction would to to have no brownouts. Now the actual question. Knowing all this HOW does an electricity company manage to make all the meters analog mostly and some digital read such higher consumptions which isn't possible to actually being consumed? Recent news report showed average household consumption prior to be at 200 KWH's used a month and now at 240 KWH's used a month with 25% less electricity time from brownouts 7 days a week 5-6 hours a day. How is this being faked?On the below remark / answer. We are being billed at what the meters read. However somehow meters are reading a 20-25% increase in consumption then average consumptions before the brownouts started and that's what they are billing. However I and many others can't imagine how that can be accurate when the brownouts instead should be causing a 20-25% less power consumption or more as the brownouts are during peak usage timeframes (8am-11pm). more

Resolved Question: How much energy [in kWh] is needed for an 80kg person to walk a 3 stories(approx. 12 meters) high stairs?

Resolved Question: Smart Meter kWh to power consumed in 10 minutes?

My PGE Smart Meter reading went up by 4kWh in 10 minutes i.e. At time = T0, the reading was 3074 kWh At time = T= + 10 minutes, the reading was 3078kWh. What does mean i.e. how much power was consumed within these 10 minutes ? What information does this convey about the wattage rating of the device used ? more

Resolved Question: Electricity Meter going to fast question.?

I'm wanting to know how it is possible for a standard analog electricity meter to be sped up reading much higher readings. Likely without personal tampering. Here's further details to understand. Where I live (philippines) which runs a 220 volt current. Currently a huge portion of people if not all (seriously no joke) have been reading a 25-40% increase in their KWH usage per month. With this said the power company is also having rotating blackouts where everyone loses power for 5 hours a day on a rotating schedule because of alleged power shortages. Example is myself I have a stable history of 900-940 KWH's a month usage and with having no power 20% of the month my bill is reading over 1100 KWH's used and all my neighbors and friends I have asked in city report same problems. Due to government corruption and such they aren't going to step in (they caused the initial issue). So again how would it be possible on a mass scale for electricity meters (standard analog older meters) to be reading much higher usage then normal activity probably w/o personal technician tampering with each individually. What could explain this insane suggested extra usage. Sidenote, the blackouts are because of a supposed shortage of electricity supply by 30-50% of peak demand.That wouldn't be the answer for one because the extra usage would be minimal, it wouldn't increase people monthly usage by 25-40%. The second point is many of my friends like myself have generators so when power is off it switches to a generator thus keeping aircon and fridges cool and curtailing the load shedding bit already. more

Resolved Question: How do you measure your electricity usage(kwh) meter and explain what it is telling me?

I'm doing a science project and I'm trying to find the usage of each appliance and learn how to read my electricity usage meter. I have no clue, it reads 92528 , it is digital and there are dots blinking. Its in Kwh but i don't know what that is. Help more

Resolved Question: A question about reading electricity meters?

I am in a rental property and the main electricity meter supplies two properties. An additional meter reads the consumption for the second property. However the main meter has on it 500Imp/KWH but the meter for the second property has on it 1000Imp/KWH. I am assuming I can't just subtract one from the other to get the usage for each property. Can anyone advise on this? Thanks more

Resolved Question: Can your landlord decide to make you pay .13 KWH which is way more than Duke makes you pay?

Rent before heat air unit which was put in, included heat electric so unit was put in the rent did not go down they have someone read meters and decided to charge .130388 kwh. So I asked how did you come up with this number. No answer I have tried to tell them if they would take there home duke bill and take there KWH by .130388 how much would they owe Duke. It is simple they are charging to much. This is a issue and I do not understand how they can charge me more then if I would get the bill from Duke. more

Resolved Question: What are guidelines for the people who check our meters on house?

Where can I find the guidelines for the workers who are supposed to check the meters on our house? I live in houston, tx...centerpoint is the company that deals with our meters and whatever. Were on our 3rd energy company within 6 months.our latest,just energy,I thought was good. 3 bills,most was $218...4th bill $876. It said we used 6000 kwh.I argued with them and centerpoint that its impossible. They agreed but said they don't have an answer why it shot up. Just energy said centerpoint was guessing because we have a dog(which is a house dog,she only goes outside to pee and occasionally chase a squirrel).I call next day,they say they do check.we argued about that because I haven't noticed any(I'm 23 unemployed with no car,me&my sis took over house notes for our mom,I'm here 24/7) and my dog dam sure would have noticed.at 1st it really wasn't on my mind til now. I setup a re-read, the person that came said it seemed fine.I showed him our bill,he said he doesn't know why it would do that.he also said we have a note for our house that we have a dog.he said if just energy doesn't try to keep us as a customer and find a way to lower that amount,go to a different company. So obviously the meter readers are doing half-a**ed job. I want to know do they supposed to knock or let presence know? What kinda action can I take to prove my therory?? Please help more

Resolved Question: If a typical home uses 390 kWh of electricity per month, how many square meters of solar cells would be requir?

In a sunny location, sunlight has a power density of about 1 kW/m2. Photovoltaic solar cells can convert this power into electricity with 15% efficiency. If a typical home uses 390 kWh of electricity per month, how many square meters of solar cells would be required to meet its energy requirements? Assume that electricity can be generated from the sunlight for 8 hours per day. more

Resolved Question: Energy Primer Question Help!!!!!?

5.The annual average solar flux in Tucson is 250 W/m2. Suppose 10 m2 of solar electric panels operating at 10 percent efficiency were installed on a home there. a.How many kilowatts would be collected? b.How many kWh of electricity would these panels collect in one year? c.What fraction of the annual electrical requirement of 10,000 kWh for the average home does this represent? d.How many square meters of solar panels would be required to supply 10,000 kWh per year? Please explain to me how to do this problem. I'm so confused!!!! more

Resolved Question: How can check load LED blink time in 1 phase KWH meter 1600imp/kwh by calculation? I have no KWH meter & bulb?

Resolved Question: How can check load LED blink time in single phase energy meter 1600imp/kwh by calculation?

Resolved Question: How can check load LED blink time in single phase energy meter 1600imp/kwh by 100 watt bulb?

Resolved Question: How can check single phase energy meter 1600imp/kwh by 100 watt bulb?

Resolved Question: Gas bill has more than tripled?

I'm with British Gas. I received my first gas bill and it seemed quite cheap - it was something like £30 for the quarter. The next bill was more like £180 (I don't have gas bill with me right now). I queried it and gave them an exact reading, but instead of going down, it went to over £200! Now I realise we've had a very cold winter, but there is NO WAY that I have used more than triple the amount of gas. The boiler has been checked and is working as it should. The meter was also checked and is working as it should apparently (the guy who checked was from my housing association's gas department, not British Gas). So what on earth is going on? How can my bill switch to such a massive amount? I live in a one-bedroomed flat and am outdoors most of the day and even was in winter. I was also very conscious about my heating. For anyone who wants info on kwh usage, I've taken a week's meter readings and will be speaking to British Gas, so please add this answer to your watchlist.Margaret A, the first bill WAS an estimate. But when I got the second bill (I get both gas an electric from BG), I queried my electric one as well and it WENT DOWN, not up. I mean for frig sake, I live in a small flat on my own and only have the radiator on in the room that I'm using or about to use, and I'm out most of the day.Additionally the initial second bill was an estimate before I queried it, and that was still massive more

Resolved Question: Can i disconnect my landlord's electricity supply if he doesn't pay for his use? Plz read on?

I am a shop owner and the landlord live upstairs in a different house. Basically there is electricity meter inside my shop which supplies electrcity to landlord and mine with BRITISH GAS BUSINESS. And due to british gas starting a 2yr contract without letting me know, i am stuck paying bills with them at charge of 22.740p/ KWh day unit charge which is just ridiculous. As the contract letter went to the landlord, i was never aware of the contract otherwise with this kind of rip off prices, i would have stopped it as other companies offer them arounf 8p KWh. But as the contract letter went to my landlord, he never told me and as a result, i was into the 2yr contract and have to keep on paying at 22p KWh till contract ends, bills mount up to £2500 for every 3 months, now for a small struggling newsagent business like mine, thats just too much. That is more than what i use to pay before contract for whole year!! just stupid init. But what i wanted to know is that can i disconnect his electricity if he doesnt pay, he did pay half bill before but then stopped. As i havent paid my recent bill, british gas are going to disconnect my supply anyway but for me, its going to stop me earning any money for living, for them its ok as they have their jobs if not electricty. The contract is in name of landlord but the invoice are in my name as the landlord changed it without permission but it was too late as the contract already started. Cant describe how stressed i am right now and my family as all my earnings goes into paying electricity bills for a small shop like mine which then affects me at home (late payments, no payments to other card companies, home electricity and gas etc). Any Help will be great Thanks more

Resolved Question: Very high electricity bill? Help!?

I just bought a 1300 sqft condo in Atlanta, GA. No one is living there right now, and the heat is turned down very low (58 degrees). No appliances or lights are on. Somehow, the condo is using 900 kwh a month! I called the power company and they say there is nothing they can do until I've owned the property for a year, and they assure me they went out and double-checked the meter. Is there anything that could be drawing power in an empty condo? Is there anyone I can call to come in and check my home? more

Resolved Question: How to tell how much current my window ac uses i tried to calculate it but i dont understand the kWh plz help?

My bill says Units consumed - Kilowatt Hour (kWh) Residential Rate A -Charges This rate applies to all domestic and household electricity supplies for one family living in one residence supplied from one meter. Unit Charge - First 400 kWh @ 26 cents Next 600 kWh @ 32 cents Over 1000kWh @ 37 cents Customer Charge- $6.00 more

Voting Question: Really need advice with our gas bill?

Hey everyone, My fiancée and I have moved into our first house together back on 21st September. Our electricity and gas are both with British Gas. Electricity is done with a key token meter. At the end of December we got our first quarterly gas bill of £325 odd. This i thought was exceptionally high considering we don't really use much gas, not enough at least for a bill that high. Now we've had words with our letting agents as the house is very cold, even with the heating on for 4 hours the house remains very cold, unless your standing by a radiator you can't tell the heating is even on! Well I rang British Gas and they were very helpful, the agent agreed its very high for a 2 bedroom mid-terraced house, she looked at the bills for the previous occupants and advised their bills were just as high meaning there seems to be an ongoing problem, she then advised we get the letting agents to get someone to inspect to heating and boiler and if there is a fault we should be compensated for the high bill. Well we told the letting agents about this a few weeks ago and we've heard nothing from then and they haven't sent anyone out to look at it. I've just registered on British Gas's website and looked at out account and this is what its showing for our consumption: Date - Meter Reading - Reading Type - Consumption(Kwh) 31/01/2010 - 14953 - Customer Read - 3363.0 31/12/2009 - 14651 - Customer Read - 7653.0 30/09/2009 - 13962 - BGas Meter Read - 913.0 21/09/2009 - 13881 - Customer Read - 0.0 I just read the reading today, 31/01/2010, as for the past month the heating as been mostly on a timer, 3 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening roughly it is on, surely 3363.0 is a bit steep for 1 month? We don't even have a gas oven, just the heating/hot water is gas. We got an electric cooker specificly to cut down our gas bills. Honestly, what is wrong and will we really be able to claim the money lost back? As the letting agents aren't very helpful, even when we rang them they accused us of having high usage and the heating being on for a lot of the time like its our fault and didn't want to know Any help or advice or even ideas of what could be wrong would be really helpful more

Resolved Question: generally pf meter and kwh meter connected through one CT, is there any difference of their readings when they?

are connected with individual CTS more

Resolved Question: Need financial help paying a TXU electric bill in Mexia Texas?

My TXU electric bill nearly doubled from the month of December 2009 to Janurary 2010. In the month of December the bill was $425 and in Janurary the bill is $725. We did not do anything differently and we did not run the heater more than normal. I need financial help paying for this bill since I do not have this money. The usage of Kwh nearly doubled according to the digital meter. Does anyone have any leads to have help to pay this bill? more

Resolved Question: My TXU electricity bill doubled in one month and haven't changed any energy uses in household.?

My TXU of Texas bill in December 2009 was $425 and in January 2010 the bill is $765. I called TXU in December about the bill and asked if it could possibly be a problem with the meter and they reassured me it wasn't. The meter reads the kwh but, the other numbers are showing all 8's. We have a digital meter. Since that call and the meter read we doubled in Kwh and doubled the whole bill. I was wondering what could I do to solve this since I do not have this money? We have not done anything differently from one month to the other and we have not increased heat or energy. more

Resolved Question: Please help me work out my gas bill!?

I have just took a meeting reading from my Gas meter. From Nov 2nd until now (10th Jan) i have used 189 units of Gas. Is this high? And how do i work out my bill to date? The rates are: - unit rate, up to and including 4572 kWh per year- 8.778p inc. VAT - unit rate, over 4572 kWh per year- 2.612p inc. VAT Any help would be greatly appreciated! more

Resolved Question: Solar panels as an investment and saving - sounds too good to be true!...?

(Firstly I apologise for the length of this, but I wanted to explain the whole situation just so there's no ambiguity). Here in Brisbane, Australia we get 7-8 sun hours per day on average (source: http://www.livingin-australia.com/sunshine-hours-australia/ ); our household uses ~20kWh per day based on the average of all the power bills for 2009. Using this calculator ( http://www.bdbatteries.com/panelcalculator.php ... too lazy to crunch the numbers myself) it tells me the ideal system is 3.2 kW. Our house has a large north-facing roof so that is good enough for solar panels. For practicality (and to keep the numbers conservative) I sourced the figures for a 3.5kW system which is within the price range of $30-40k, but after selling RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates) and taking advantage of federal and state subsidies and offsets it is priced at ~$15-20k; I'll assume a worst case (say, $25k) to keep it conservative. With a Home Equity Line of Credit Loan we currently have $220,000 in debt overall. At ~6.5% interest the monthly repayments are ~$1,190. If we were to throw the $25,000 for the entire solar setup onto the loan, the loan would increase to $245,000 and interest would be ~$1,330 per month, a $140 increase. Since we are currently paying $126 per month ($4.20 per day) in power bills, it seems it is not worth it. However, 3.5kW x 7.5 avg sun hours gives 26.25kWh daily, or ~6.25kWh more than is needed. When taking into account the 44c/kWh feed-in tariff that is a lowest possible return of ~$82.50 per month (I say "lowest" because it is real-time net metering, so if we have nothing running during the day it will send a lot of power priced at 44c/kWh to the grid; when we buy it back when we are back from work at night it will cost only 16c/kWh, so overall we will gain more than $82.50 per month). So then if we had to pay $140 extra per month on the loan but that eliminates $126 per month in power costs and includes $82.50 at the minimum in feed-in credits, is that is effectively a saving of $68.50? I know it isn't really a saving per se since simply paying loan interest doesn't reduce the loan's size, but to me it seems to be a saving since the power cost of $126 per month will always be there so it may as well be moved from one account (elec) to another (HELOC loan) without making much difference financially; also the HELOC loan can be paid off and thus interest repayments become lower, while the cost of electricity is only set to rise (on top of inflation-adjustment each year, we are expecting sharp rise when the carbon trading scheme gets passed, and the generators were granted a 16% increase for January 2010 anyway!!!). Additionally when the 3 kids have moved out of home the power use will drop, leaving more electricity for the grid (so more money returns) in addition to less expenses overall (so the HELOC loan will be easier to pay off) - seems like a double win! There are two major downsides that I can immediately see: variable interest rate rises and home valuation. However for the latter, I am not sure whether it is really a problem. For all I know, solar panels would most likely increase the value of one's home (seems to be logical anyway), which in turn means more flexibility regarding the floor of the HELOC loan if it is needed. I am somewhat naive regarding how HELOC works so that is my main concern in this plan. So is this too good to be true, or have I missed something (I generally don't believe in "too good to be true" hence why I am asking).Naive re HELOC; I am one of the 3 kids mentioned in the question (19yo) so this is just for me to propose to my parents as an idea. more

Voting Question: Can anyone help me in writing this Java program?

I have an assignment that I have to write & I need help in writing it. The program should produce the monthly bills of an electricity company. The charges are based on the users code and they are Residential, Commercial, or Industrial, and the amount of electricity consumed. The way to computer the chargers are: *Residential: 5$ plus $0.42 per kwh used. *Commercial: 5$ plus $0.52 per kwh for the period(June - October) inclusive, and $5 plus $0.75 per kwh (other months). *Industrial: less than 200 charge is fixed for $7. Greater than 200 and less than or equal to 900 charge is $7 plus $0.35 for each additional kwh. Over 900 charge is previous charges plus $0.15 for each additional kwh. For each customer bill, you should include the following input data: *the name of the customer. *An account number consisting of 8 digits. *A meter number consisting of 4 digits and 2 characters, such as 3268TY. *previous meter reading. *current meter reading. *Code. This program should include these methods: *GettingData () that asks the user to input needed data. *Residentialcharges () that should return the charges for the residential users. *CommercialCharges () that should return the charges for the commercial users. *IndustrialCharges () that should return the charges for the industrial users. *ValidateDate () to validate the date entered by the user. *DisplayBill () This program should process many customers. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: What could cause your electric bill/usage to fluxuate between months?

I bought a new home in the spring of 2009. We had a very mild summer and only turned the AC on several times. I noticed quickly however that our bills were fluctuating quite a bit. Our lifestyles are pretty static. At first I thought the meter man was not reading the meter accurately so I began checking his numbers and found them to be on the spot. The worst experience I've had so far was in October where our usage was upwards of 2,400 kwh and my electric bill was around $350. Other months my electric usage was around 1,000 kwh give or take a couple hundred and the bill was around $120. (Our electric company increases its prices per kwh the more electric is used...for example, 0-1000 kwh is price A, 1000-2000 kwh is price B and so on.) We've explored some options, but most people seem to be pretty stumped. If I need to call an electrician, I would like to have some idea on what could cause this beforehand so I am not taken advantage of. I was told by one electrician however that power surges would not cause that strong of a fluxuation. We are also experiencing minor power surges (brightening and dimming of lights). We have had the electric company check our meter and our circuit box and found them to be in good working order. He mentioned checking our transponder as a last resort (after we've hired an electrician) but that would be an unlikely cause. Any advice/suggestions as to what could cause this is greatly appreciated!!I rehabbed this house when I bought it - all new appliances except for 2 stoves which are fairly new themselves. My AC was rarely on (definitely not in October) and my heating is GAS so it should not affect the electric usage outside of the fan blower. I was told that one appliance (or even a bad ground) would not draw enough power to cause these extreme fluctuations.David, thank you for your thorough answer. We rehabbed this house because it was bought as a low price foreclosure. Rehab was mostly cosmetic and the house is only 18 years old so the wiring should be in good shape. We do however also have a problem we haven't tackled I should have mentioned previously...the previous owner did some of his "own electric work" in the basement. Nothing is kept on downstairs as we have not refinished it yet, but is it possible for improper wiring to draw current even if it is not attached to an electrical device? Regardless, I will try researching the link you provided and thanks again for the advice! Also, we have already recieved a free energy audit from the electric co. He said we've done everything to conserve energy (new windows, good insulation, etc) he gave us free energy saving light bulbs and left. Gave us 0% insight on our problem. more

Resolved Question: My light bill is so expensive this month! How can I use 703 KWH of electricity?

i got my first light bill a few days ago. and it was 129.08! WAY to much money i think let me know what you think. i live in a one bedroom apartment, with my boyfriend. we rarely have people over, so we don't use a lot of electricity. not much is plugged in daily, usually when it's not in use we unplug it. we have a washer hook up, but only run cold/cold. we do not pay for heat. we run a stand up fan all night long every night, approx 8 hours a night. we have two tv that run about 7 hours a day, but only when it's in use. my flat screens are set for energy saver. we have energy saver lightbulbs. we only take about 10-15 minute showers. we really don't use much electricity. when i lived with my last roomate we used to party a lot, and our light bill was more than half the bill i just got. we only used 118 KWH per month & 4 daily. now that's with two girls incl me & everyone else we had over all the time. & what we use in my current apt with just my boyfriend it says on my bill we use 703 KWH monthly & 22 daily. i called my electric company & they said 703 for two people is rather high. am just wondering maybe what could be wrong on this bill, WHY on earth is it so expensive? could it be a large electronic that isn't working that great & is old making more electricity? someone who used to live in my apt claims their meter was tied in with the people downstairs, but my landlord said no. is that possible? even though the apt down stairs is vacant, but there is still electricity used. could it be because of the water heater is not wrapped? my electricity supply charge is $62.00, my delivery charge is $66.00. there was a installation charge of $23.00 that i did know about since it's my first bill. by why on earth is my supply/delivery charge so much? should it go down next month being it's my first bill, are there other hidden fees i should know about?Oh & my landlord did mention that she thought the toilet ran constantly, but would that affect electricity? more

Resolved Question: Outrageous electric bill. 2022 kwh! for two people!?

I live in columbia MO and I just got our utility bill for the month and appearantly we used 2022 kwh. The reading on the meter is consistant with the bill, but it is impossible that we used that much power. We live in a 2 bedroom apartment on the ground floor, we have a gas stove and I think our heat is gas as well, I know 2 of the other 3 apartments have gas heat, our only large appliance is our fridge, and even if our heat is electric we keep it in the low 60's. My laptop is usually plugged in, other than that we have 2 tv's, one small cheap one that the cable is on and a nice hd one for games and movies. only one is on at a time, although usually for several hours a day (we always have people hanging out here). we don't have a lot of lights and we are good about turning them off. I have an alarm clock, and that's really it. The building has a washer and dryer downstairs but the dryer is broken (still) so they don't really get used. We are pretty sure that our landlords have screwed us with the utilities before. During the summer when we had a subleaser who never used the ac and only had a tv, the bill was $180 (this one is 250) and then the month we moved in it was even higher. We talked to our landlords and they said they would send someone over to "check it out" and then all of the sudden our bill dropped nearly a hundred bucks the next month.everyone else in the building's utilities were as high as ours at the time, and then when they mentioned it to our landlords their bills dropped too. Last month's bill was about 100 bucks and although I still think that is pretty high I can live with that. The company that manages our building manages real estate for fraternities and sororities in the area and our building is owned by a fraternity next door. They currently have a butt load of christmas lights up. The only things I can think of are that either our meter is broken, or we have been hooked back in to the fraternity next door. What should we do? more

Resolved Question: How do i convert my metres cubed metric gas meter reading into kwh used?

on the gas bill the reading is four digits but my meter digits are 6 figures where the first three are the relevant ones according to the research i have done? just need to know what my bill for the last 12 months should be! more

Voting Question: can my landlord insist on being the electric provider?

I'm in Texas - if that's relevant. I'm moving into a new apartment, and the leasing agent said that they provide electric service to their tenants. She went on to explain that they pay for the entire apartment complex's electric in one bill, and each person has a meter, which they monitor to assess how much to bill me. If I leave my previous electric provider, I have to pay a $150 disconnection fee for breaking the contract, and the old provider gives me a better rate anyway ($.14/kwh vs $.10/kwh.) What can I do? If it is indeed illegal for them to not allow me to use my own choice of electric company, is there some documentation I can show the landlord to force them to let me keep my old provider?This is kind of implied by the above but: I asked specifically "So could I use my own electric provider?" and was told no. She could not explain why.@ acermill, each person has a meter. She specifically said this, and I saw that each apartment (including my own) has a meter of its own. Are you saying that the wiring is prohibitive because of something between my apartment and the meter, or between my meter and the "main" meter? Either way, I suppose there's no way around this if they insist (meaning - no legal actions I can take?) more

Resolved Question: 9,000 kwh in 10 days?

Hey all! I was just wondering if 9,000 kwh for approximately only 10 days is outrageous for a 2 bedroom apt with typical kwh usage of 400 a month?? This cannot be that we are just doing something different, right? Any tips on what I should do when Consumers Energy asks for about oh $3,500 for a month's worth of electricity? How do I go about investigating this? Sorry for all of the question marks. My jaw just hit the floor when I took a look at our meter just after I received our first weird bill for 1,200 kwh! Thank you all for your comments and advice! more

Resolved Question: How can electricity usage in a single family home be so high?

My husband and I lived in our single family house for 25 years and he was always complaining about our electricity bills. We're now divorced: I've kept the house and am paying all the bills. I got my first electric bill this month and about had a coronary - for 47 days of usage, 997 KWH!! My mom lives nearby and she averages about 400 KWH for the same amount of time. There's nothing excessive going on here - I have an old refrigerator (older than 15 years old) and I work out of the house so my computer is on all day, but other than that nothing but a light or two and a TV. I have oil heat and gas hot water, stove and dryer. The electric company did a meter reading and their reading is correct, but how could I be using the electricity of what's basically TWO households?? COULD I be paying for someone else's electricity? What can I do? PLEASE HELP!!!! more

Resolved Question: "Saved in 2008 would serve over 2,200 homes for an entire year,” said Paul Wood, president and CEO of Georgia?

your comments?? Georgia EMCs’ $17 million investment pays off in demand reduction and energy savings Tucker, GA, U.S.A. --- (METERING.COM) --- April 22, 2009 - In 2008 Georgia’s electric membership corporations (EMCs) spent $17.2 million on programs that reduced demand by 173 MW, an 11 percent increase in demand reduction from 2007, and created energy savings of 34,580,000 kWh, an increase in savings of 21 percent from 2007. The spending includes the development, implementation, and communication of programs that help members save energy and reduce costs, such as energy audits, electric appliance incentives and financing plans, load control options, rate options, weatherization programs, and compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb distribution. “The amount of energy the EMCs and their members saved in 2008 would serve over 2,200 homes for an entire year,” said Paul Wood, president and CEO of Georgia EMC. The study, 2009 EMC Demand Side Management, Energy Conservation, and Energy Efficiency Report, produced annually by Georgia EMC, documents EMC energy efficiency, energy conservation, and demand side management (DSM) activities and quantifies the potential affects those activities have on reducing demand in the state. http://www.metering.com/node/15134 more

Resolved Question: If the amount of solar energy striking the ground in San Antonio averages 4.9 kWh/m2/day....?

If the amount of solar energy striking the ground in San Antonio averages 4.9 kWh/m2/day, and the efficiency of a solar panel is 15%, how many kilowatt-hours per day will be produced on average by a one-square-meter solar panel lying on the ground in San Antonio? more

Resolved Question: What is the normal household gas consumption per annum?

I know this is a generalised question, I hope someone can give me a ball park figure. Here are some details The house is less than 80 square metres in volume. The house is double glazed but the walls have minimum insulation. There is a combi-boiler in the house feeding both heating and water. There is one adult and one child in the house. The heating is set to 22 degrees (we live in Germany - we get real snow here ;-) ) Can you give your answers in kWh if possible so I can compare? Thank you!Thank you Monkstump. The boiler is a 3 y.o. 12litre combi boiler without a permanent pilot light. We do have a limescale problem in the water, and the only use of the electricity is to power the thermostat, the on board computer and pilot light. I'm not worried about the cost per se, but since I've been having continuous problems with my heating and hot water I'm concerned about the consumption. I'm currently running at about 19000 units or kWh p.a. more

Resolved Question: What is wrong with my electrical bill?

I have lived in my 1100 sq foot apartment for three months. I am the first tenant and one of a handful of people that actually had the utility bill put in my name upon moving in. The cost of electricity has gone down by three cents and hasn't been over 6 cents/kwh while I've lived there and somehow my usage has been obscene compared to everybody I know! I am hardly ever home, live in a brand new energy efficient building with energy efficient appliances I hardly use, I haven't used my air conditioner in two months, and I hardly ever have the lights on as they are only on when NECESSARY (otherwise candles are used for ambience). Somehow not only is my bill increasing due to an increase of "usage" when the usage should have decreased significantly. I am paying 1000% (no joke) more than my neighbors with children that run their applicances 24/7! Their bills don't run over $20 a month including delivery and administration charges. My sister's house is 2500 sq feet with three kids and a husband. I'm apparently using 6x more energy? This just doesn't seem right. I contacted the utility company that advised somebody may be using a parking stall connected to my utility meter (there's no assigned parking and it hasn't been cold enough to require overnight plug-in), to check the meter myself, and contact the building owners. Nobody wants to look into this with me. Everybody is directing me to the other guy ie: utility company to the management company and the management company to the utility company. Does anybody have any experience with this? I have been paying way too much. Is there any way of getting the money back that I've been overcharged? How does it get worked out in order to determine overcharges and reimbursement? What could be the reason for my wacky readings? Thanks for anything you may suggest in advance. more

Resolved Question: Just moved to new flat with a coin operated electricity meter.Have put in over £3 already using minimal power?

Have only used kettle,toaster minimal lightage and obviously the fridge is on but nowt else in 24hours. Seems extortionate to me. If we would have used cooker,TV,radio,washing machine dishwasher it would have cost us over £5 already which equates to £35 a week. Is my landlord a criminal? How do we tackle this? How can we find out electricity prices per kwh for this place? Thanks for reading any help appreciated more

Resolved Question: Is my electricity meter on the right setting (18.35/Kwh)?

I have a prepaid "electro-coin-meter" in my one-room flat. My landlord has now set it to 18.35/Kwh, which he says is what he pays for it, but it is burning up money at an incredible rate compared to the previous setting, easily more than a pound a day if I use heating. Does this setting sound right? As I understood it from his electrician a while back there are only two settings.Buddy, that isn't very helpful. Without expanding your answer, you might just be saying "yes" just to get two points, or because you've decided my landlord must be infallible. more

Resolved Question: My sanctioned Load is 99HP, wat's the limit in KWH or KVAH n how to check my usage in terms of maximum demand?

my meter shows 924.9KVAH n 831.6KWH as CMD U, wat does it mean? more

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Cities push back on power - Houston Chronicle

again assuming 1,000 kwh of monthly usage. The increase also doesn't include the costs of smart meters and a smart grid that will provide customers and utilities more detailed information about electricity use.

Cavico Announces Tunnel Breakthrough at the A Luoi Hydropower Project - msnbc.com

... approximately 686 million kilowatt-hour (kWh) annually for the region. In July 2007, Cavico was awarded a contract to excavate a headrace tunnel at this project that is 12 kilometers long and 5 meters wide.

Cheap natural gas eases some bills - Houston Chronicle

dropped more than 4 cents per kilowatt-hour for 2,000 kwh a month from June 2008 to June 2010 ... a month on behalf of CenterPoint to help pay the cost of installing smart meters that provide customers and utilities ...

Well-to-wheel emissions of plug-in-hybrids will be all over the map - autoblog

... meters and rates are being varied by time of day ... the CO2 used from refining the oil into gasoline and the fact that they have to use between 3 and 5 kWh of electricity (depending on the refinery).

PlusServer AG Establishes Europe's Most Eco-friendly Data Center - 66 % Energy Saving in Spite ... - Earthtimes

... meters from the German/French border), and the main route for European fiber glass ... This equals savings of 26 million kWh per year at full load, or about 24 million kilograms less CO2 emission, respectively.

Sound Off for Aug. 29 - Bakersfield Californian

The cumulative difference between meters in the PG&E report, cited by The Californian, precisely accounts for the differences in each home's total electric usage over the test period! 4.6 kWh for generation 2 and ...

CHINA'S OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT POWERS UP - PennEnergy

... US$882 million), the project will generate 740 million kWh of clean energy annually after completion. That would save consumption of 250,000 tons of standard coal and 2.4 million cubic meters of water, and ...

A remote region and its high rates - The Daily Planet

... meters installed in a service area that spans 3,600 square miles ... The electric co-op charges residents 13 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) with a monthly $8.75 service charge. This tops the state average of 11.5 ...

Cavico Corp. (CAVO) Subsidiaries Break Through Sub-Tunnel at A Luoi Hydropower Project - StreetInsider.com

Turkish holding makes new energy investment in Turkey's northwest - Today's Zaman

Turkey's Ağaoğlu Group will make a 200 million TL investment to construct a 93 MW wind power plant that will generate 332 million kWH of energy per ... total area of over 5 million square meters to this date,

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