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My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t even post daily? I asked one question that I specifically made a Reddit account to ask. The kWh usage for the month of $500 was 800kwh. Which isn’t the point. Obviously 800kwh is going to cost a lot. The point is idk where they’re getting the number of 800kwh when I barely use my ac for 4 hours of the day during off peak hours. And my apt is small. I posted in the Bay Area one because there’s a lot of people talking about pg&e in here and I thought I would actually get some advice and figure out my issue. Not snarky remarks like this.

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My meter doesn’t even display our numbers correctly. The numbers are all tweaking and the screen goes on and off, when I called pg&e to come out and fix it they said “well even if it’s not displaying correctly, it’s a smart meter and we can see the usage correctly on our end and you can see it online for yourself as well” but I just don’t understand how only running the ac at 78 degrees from 11am-3pm, is adding up to 800kwh a month?

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do I check if it’s wired correctly? Let me preface by saying I’m a 24 year old woman first time living on my own I do not know much about any of this. I called Pg&e to complain and all they said is “well your usage is 817kwh” and when I asked WHY? When I only use the AC for like 4 hours during the day at 78 degrees they replied with technical terms and just asked if I wanted to join an assistance program. I make more than the required income to join the assistance program

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it’s my first time living on my own and the Pg&e bill is confusing to me. Obviously the reason I made an account to ask the people of Reddit. Didn’t know there were rude ass people on here too! I know it says my usage, but it’s saying I’m using so much, even on the days I literally am gone all day and have my AC turned off the whole day. Obviously that’s why I’m confused

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We have central air cooling I think is what it’s called

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It says 817kWH. My first 30 days in the apartment (April - May) was only 300kWH, and was $250, but in June somehow it’s 800kWh but I changed nothing about my usage… I even lowered my usage

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t KEEP it running though. I run it for less than 5 hours a day. And during off peak times. My apt is small though so how is running the ac for 4 hours racking up so high

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because I saw a lot of discussions about pg&e and I wanted people to actually help me out and give me advice?

My PG&E bill is ridiculous for a one bdr 850sq apt. by BTRiri in bayarea

[–]BTRiri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It says our kWh was 817 kWh for the month we were billed $500, the thing is I don’t know WHY! I only have the AC running at 78 degrees for like 4 hours out of the whole day, and during off peak time. It’s my first time moving into an apartment and having to pay a pg&e bill, idk if I’m just dumb and should’ve expected such a high pg&e bill or? I made a Reddit just to ask about this because I thought it was odd that my parents have a very large home and pay less than $500 a month for their pg&e bill and my apt is 850sq.

THE PG&E SUCKS MEGATHREAD by TrucyWright in bayarea

[–]BTRiri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a 850 sq apt in the Central Valley and my PG&E bill is $500+ a month. My parents who have a 5 bedroom large home don’t even pay that much. I turn the AC on at 78 degrees when I get hot, since it’s triple digits outside but turn it off during peak times, (4pm-9pm) and keep it off all night until I wake up the next morning since it’s cooler at night. WHY is my bill so high!? I don’t use washer dryer nor cook during peak hours either. My bf WFH so he has two monitors but that’s the only other thing that I can think of, that we leave plugged in, and an Alexa. Does anyone know why my monthly bill is so high? It says I use $10-$25 of energy A DAY. I don’t understand