Commonwealth Edison Company Complaint - Fuzzy Math - Electric

Posted by clutzycook on 2010-07-15:

Tell ya what, I'll take your $60 ComEd bill and you can have my $160 ComEd bill, LOL. Yeah, the bills seem higher this year, but I know that it's hotter this year and it was last year and as a result the AC has been on more.

Posted by Buddy01 on 2010-07-15:

Instead of overcharging you, maybe ComEd had been undercharging you.

Posted by Venice09 on 2010-07-15:

If it IS an estimated bill, then Buddy could be right. ComED might be undercharging you. A $23 electric bill is unheard of where I live.

Posted by GenuineNerd on 2010-07-15:

Could the electric bill increase be because you were using air conditioning? This summer has been hot so far. A/C does use a lot of juice. I also assume that you live in a small apartment, thus the low electric bills. If "budget billing" is available, I would recommend it-this way, you pay a fixed amount for your electricity month after month.

Posted by chevyfan12345 on 2010-07-15:

I would love a $60 electric bill!

Posted by clutzycook on 2010-07-15:

Nerd, I don't know if ComEd offers that. If they do, they don't advertise it like the gas company does. Sure would be nice, though.

Posted by biomajor on 2010-07-15:

I would be in heaven with a $60 electric bill. Mine was $129 last month and my air is set at 80 (warm, but not uncomfortable) because I had a $250 bill last year

Posted by DebtorBasher on 2010-07-15:

I wasn't happy with my electric bill going from $37.00 last month up to $63.00 this month. And that's with a window air conditioner running all day and my bedroom ceiling fan running non-stop day and night. Compared to you guys, I guess I should consider myself lucky.

Posted by clutzycook on 2010-07-16:

You betcha, DB! My bill was kissing $200 last month (but I found out that the fan on my central air was running 24/7)

Posted by my 2 cents on 2010-09-12:

We had a similar situation. Not only was our bill from July 9th to August 9th, more than 60% higher, we did not have any air conditioning this entire summer. In fact, we just had a new system installed on August 10Th. We asked for a representative to come out and check our meter. I just got a letter yesterday notifying us a field representative visited our residence and analyzed our account using the new meter reading and determined we were billed correctly. They said "If you have not already done so, please pay the full amount due shown on your bill". I am certain this is a mistake, and I do not know how to dispute. I would never have dispute this if we had air conditioning.

Posted by Venice09 on 2010-09-12:

Electric rates are higher in the summer where I live, so even without a/c, the bill could increase. My electric bills are sometimes inconsistent, and what bothers me is that there is no way to prove a mistake. My father went on vacation once for two weeks and the electric bill for that period was the highest it had ever been. It was obviously a mistake, but the utility company insisted it was correct. There was nothing he could do but pay the bill.

Posted by Wally86 on 2010-09-12:

My electric bill has to been going through the roof this Summer. Never got such a high bill in my life. These electric companies are up to no good I tell ya what. They raise their rates like every damn year

Posted by little_yaya on 2010-09-12:

Our electric bill for the past two months has been $450. I'd be happy if our bill was only $200.

Posted by Wally86 on 2010-09-12:

YAYA, what the heck are you running that's eating up 450 bucks worth of electricity.

Posted by little_yaya on 2010-09-12:

There's 9 people living in my house. We do at least one load of laundry everyday, a load of dishes, cooking meals for everyone. It adds up

Posted by Wally86 on 2010-09-12:

Got ya

Posted by bronstein on 2010-09-16:

I still want to know why the Com Ed Lady asked me if I have a dog.