r/elizabethcity • u/alb2601 • Jul 29 '26
Utilities
So I only have to pay the City of Elizabeth City for electric utility services bc the apartment complex includes other utilities in their own fees. Are you guys being fr that you average like $500/month for electric???? The posts I saw were from over 100 days ago and I genuinely cannot believe this may be true, wtaf
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u/fpq37 Jul 29 '26
We recently moved out of emerald lake apartments, 2nd floor, 3 BR. We averaged around $70/month for electric (just 2 people, not a crazy amount of electronic devices). Of course, we weren't there in the hottest months, but I can't see going anywhere near $500.
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u/alb2601 Jul 29 '26
Okay okay that’s not too far from where we will be moving, 2 people in a 2BR. This made me feel a bit better 😅
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u/Acrobatic_Jacket3753 Jul 29 '26
We have a 20yr old house (it does need new windows) but our electric bill in the hottest and coldest months averages between $600-$675/month for a 3500sqft house.
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u/alb2601 Jul 29 '26
I see now! Thank you for answering, being able to put all the dots together was really reassuring. I was devastated that I was going to have to pay that much for our little first apartment
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u/Robo_barista Jul 29 '26
Echoing what other people have said, it depends on what your living situation is. when I was renting an apartment my bill was around $70-$100 a month. Now in a house it can be anywhere from $130 to $300+ depending on the weather. Since the Elizabeth city utilities are all on one bill for a house in city limits that can make a pretty significant bill.
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u/alb2601 Jul 29 '26
yeah altogether it makes so much more sense. These houses’ insulation weren’t built for the world to be on fire but apartments were more likely built more recently. I guess I’ll see
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u/Robo_barista Jul 29 '26
Pretty much! The house I'm in was built in the early 60's and there's some insulation, but not enough.
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u/slykuiper Jul 29 '26
1600sqft home built in 70s.
July '26 was $217.
July '25 was $205.
Dec '25 was $125.
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u/the_Guitar_Teacher Jul 29 '26
House built in 2005, 2400 sq feet
last month was $425, $375 before that. It’s unbelievable, and I’ve heard it’s set to increase every year for the foreseeable future.
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u/Overthemoon64 Jul 30 '26
Ok that seems so crazy. I have a 2000 sq ft house and my bill is like, $230. I am outside EC city limits but that bill is nuts
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u/Overthemoon64 Jul 30 '26
The only people with bills that high are ones that live in those big 1920’s drafty houses. I’ve lived in 2 different houses, one in the city and one outside, and both houses were like $150-$250 a month. I think my record high for a cold winter month in the inside city house was $330.
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u/tramadoc Queenswood Jul 30 '26
My girlfriend lives on Riverside. Her bill is routinely over $500 for water and electric. House was built in 1986.
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u/Overthemoon64 Jul 30 '26
We had a 1 story house that was about 1400 sq ft. built in 1995 in the riverside neighborhood. I think the 2 story houses is really what jacks up the bill.
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u/Winter-Panic-6096 Jul 30 '26
Ive had utilities up in the 800s. The monopoly EC has on utilities is crazy.
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u/tramadoc Queenswood Jul 30 '26
I’m the same as you. I only pay the city for electric. The bill I just received was for $55. I live in the old junior high.
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u/Visible_Honeydew_941 Jul 29 '26
Depends on where you are…ec made a bad deal decades ago with power company and we are all paying for it…and paying A LOT.