Examples of seasonal rates may have lower rates for the winter season and higher rates for the summer season due to increased water demand associated with lawn watering and outside activities. Drought Rates are similar to seasonal rates but instead of applying higher rates during an entire time period, they adjust rates based on the local area's drought level.
Higher levels of drought result in higher prices for water in order to encourage conservation. Users are charged a certain rate for use within their budget and a higher rate for use that exceeds their budget. The goal is to encourage efficient water use of every individual customer. Many utilities use a combination of a fixed fee base and a variable fee volume for their water rate structure. Fixed charges generally include the price the customer pays as a base charge to help cover costs for maintaining existing infrastructure and repaying loans and bonds used to build that infrastructure.
Variable charges are the price the customer pays per volume of water used, which reflect the costs of providing water, such as costs for chemical treatment to provide safe water and energy to move and deliver water. Most utilities will provide you with a breakdown of charges in your "billing detail" or "summary of charges" section.
Note that some utilities measure both water entering the house and waste leaving to the sewer, but many utilities have only one meter on location and will charge both volumes based on water entering the house.
This is yet another reason to reduce your own water use. If you're curious about what various surcharges and other charges on your utility bill mean, you can usually find that information either on the back or appendix of the bill or on your local water utility's website.
Two examples are provided below. Most utilities charge a set flat fee the "Water Base Facility Charge" in the example that helps to pay for the base costs of providing water including the electricity needed to transport and clean the water, the personnel and others costs of daily maintenance of the delivery system, and other fixed operating costs.
The bill also shows a similar facility charge for sewer and a "rate case expense surcharge" to help pay for the utility's rate setting process. The "regulatory assessment fee" helps the utility pay for costs associated with maintaining regulatory compliance with clean water statutes.
Finally, some utilities charge fees similar to the "Deferred Capital Expense Surcharge" which puts money into a fund to help pay for long term investments in improvements to infrastructure such as new pipes, treatment facilities or reservoirs.
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When you balance your checkbook, you should consider food costs right along with other monthly expenditures like electricity and water bills. Your individual food costs will depend on a lot of factors like how often you eat out, household size, where you get your groceries, and any dietary restrictions you have.
You should never eat less than you need to just to save money, but you can still spend less on food while getting all you need to eat. Want more ideas on how to save on your grocery bill? Here are some more tips, apps, and worksheets for you to check out.
Like utility prices, food prices vary regionally, so it costs more to feed yourself in some states than others. Check out our report on food prices across the US to learn which cities have the highest and lowest food costs.
The result is that the average Connecticut homeowner pays more for their utilities as a whole than average residents in any other state. Alaska is known for frequent snowfall and frigid blizzards. This means Alaskans pay more for natural gas than anyone else in the country.
Massachusetts is the second of five northeastern states to land in our top ten states with the highest utility bills. Who would have thought that the smallest state would have some of the biggest utility prices? Unlike most of the other states in our top ten, South Carolina has a hot climate that necessitates a lot of AC, which contributes to these hefty bills. Virginia closes out our list of the ten states with the most expensive utilities.
First, you need to set a shutoff date for all of your utilities in your current home. Read our guide to moving paperwork to learn more. Keep in mind that Utah experiences droughts from time to time, so water bills in the state may sometimes climb higher than the national average. Colorado lies directly east of Utah, and the two states are pretty similar in terms of topography, elevation, and climate. Montana holds a significant portion of the famous Rocky Mountains, and like most of the states that the Rockies run through, it made our list of states with the cheapest utility bills.
However, California and Oregon are both in the ten states with the cheapest utility bills, and Washington—the third West Coast state in the contiguous US—is in the cheapest twenty. For comparison, eight of the ten states with the highest utility bills are East Coast states, so the West Coast has cheaper utilities if nothing else. Just kidding. Nevada lies right between two other states that made our cheapest list: California and Utah. Oregon is the last stop on our list of states with the cheapest utilities.
Not too shabby. Low utility costs are just one side of the equation that potential homebuyers care about. You should also be aware of the current trends in the housing market, and how housing costs vary by state year over year.
For electricity bill costs, we got average electricity consumption figures and pricing information from the US Energy Information Administration. For natural gas bill costs, we found average gas usage and prices from the American Gas Association. Our average broadband internet pricing information came from Cable. To calculate water bill costs, we gathered residential water usage and pricing information from Circle of Blue.
Our data about the average cost of streaming services came from a survey conducted by Reviews. States were ranked solely based on how much these utilities cost their residents each month on average.
Other factors were not considered for our rankings. Riddle me this.. Haha, you may have to smash the portable heater over his head to get through the thickness of his skull! Hey everyone, so I moved to a one bedroom and my roommate has an issue with my refrigerator in my room.
When initially she had told me to bring it to not dispose of it. Now how much in electricity would me and my son have to pay ranging from the fridge in my room? My boyfriend and I own a totally renovated one bedroom older mobile home. Originally, it was a 3 bedroom home that ended up needing serious help.
Our water bill is based on usage. I will say that I think the size of the washing machine and dryers in the house matter. We have a laundry center that has a v plug. I only do laundry twice a week. There is really no way to put up a line outside and we have 4 large dogs that are mostly inside. We do not have a dishwasher, air conditioning, or any televisions.
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