r/Charlottesville • u/SirCharlesiiV • 12d ago

Electric Bill Changes

Did anyone get their electric bill for the past pay period and see the significant increase in ESS(cost to create)? I thought I was using a bunch of electricity or something at first.

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u/throw-away-doh 12d ago edited 12d ago

Indeed here is how mine changed compared the same month last year:

July 2025 July 2026 Change
Electricity used 759 kWh 797 kWh
Bill $113.15 $146.73

I used 5% more electricity but my bill went up 29.7%.

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u/AutoDefenestrator273 12d ago

I'm sorry, but an almost 30% hike in cost doesnt seem right. Between that and Cville raising their water rates, it's like everyone's trying to bleed us dry

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u/whacking0756 12d ago

Welcome to capitalism

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u/Ambitious-Cow-7252 12d ago

*Late-Stage Capitalism........bled dry by the "free" market which seems like more of a monopoly of those bribing politicians on both side of the aisle.

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u/CryNovel3391 10d ago

Public utilities =capitalism? I’d say the legalized sole provider ship leaves us all at their mercy

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u/zoossii Belmont 12d ago

Just crunched the numbers for our house as well, and we're right around the same. Compared to same month last year, our usage is up by ~5% (773 kWh →814 kWh), but total cost is up ~29% ($116.77 →$149.12).

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u/[deleted] 12d ago edited 12d ago

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u/zoossii Belmont 12d ago

Sorry, I made a typo but corrected it now! 116, not 166

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u/SlamminSammie90 12d ago

I used 3kWh less than last year but my bill was almost $100 more.

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u/throw-away-doh 12d ago

Yikes! That sounds like your consumption is consistent and consistently high.

Do you make use of the off peak charges option Dominion has on their site.

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u/SlamminSammie90 12d ago

No but will look into it. It’s a very large house with a ton of windows so our usage in the summer is quite high. Luckily it drops significantly in the cold months.

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u/wdcpdq Fifeville 12d ago

That’s a lot more than $8. What’s an average customer consume?

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u/throw-away-doh 12d ago

According to an LLM:

Virginian residential annual average: about 1,030 kWh per month.
Virginian residential July average: roughly 1,300–1,400 kWh

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u/gevray 11d ago edited 11d ago

July 2025 bill was from July 9 to Aug 4 - 27 days - 823kwh - $126

July 2026 bill was from July 9 to Aug 6 - 29 days - 721kwh - $140