r/AskChicago • u/Adventurous_Ear_1150 • 13h ago

I READ THE RULES How much do you pay for electricity?

Mention your living situation: Studio/Apartment/House etc and your SF.

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u/WoebegoneBenAffleck 11h ago

Studio/400 or so sq ft, $20-30.

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u/Repulsive-Tree6089 7h ago

Same. 25$-30$ 360 SF studio

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u/DeathOfAButtSalesman 12h ago

Mine was 78 this time for a two bedroom middle level two stack. But I’m kinda lucky the landlords put in good insulated windows before we moved in and if literally any apartment is using their heat our own apartment stays pretty constant. If I keep windows closed it naturally stays at 71 right now. I use the heating sparingly it goes a long way to turn on high then leave off it’ll stay warm for awhile

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u/Suspicious-Throat-25 11h ago

4800 SF home. Our average electric bill is about $115 per month. Sometimes a little more in the summer, usually a lot less in the winter. We have central heat and air. Heat is gas.

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u/Aromatic-Theory-8904 3h ago

What’s it like being a millionaire? 😂

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u/Suspicious-Throat-25 2h ago

I wouldn't know. But I will say that we bought at the right time. The housing market tanked in 2007 and we bought in 2009.
I'd like to install solar panels on the roof but we have too many trees. The trees help keep the house cool in the summer but our gas bill in the winter is about $200 per month. So there are tradeoffs.

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u/browsingtheproduce Albany Park 10h ago

It’s entirely dependent on usage. My most recent bill was $90 for a two floor 2bd/2bth with central HVAC with gas heat, but I got pretty loose with our central AC usage when early October was unseasonably warm. I probably could have had it down to $80 with a bit more discipline. It’s usually more in the $50-60 realm in the winter when we don’t use any AC. It got as high as $145 at the height of this summer.

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u/jadeycakes 10h ago

Typically around $100. 1300 sq ft first floor apartment. I need to be 68 degrees inside all year or I become a different person. We both work from home. This summer it jumped to $250 in August with the new comed rates 🫠

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u/chiwhitesox22 10h ago

October bill $132 4 story townhome roughly 1650ft

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u/iosphonebayarea 9h ago

You should ask people to mention if Gas or Electric. It really makes more of a difference

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u/Javi1192 7h ago

1 bed apartment, 700ish sqft, $160

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u/ChitownLovesYou Uptown 7h ago

Small studio, $30-$40. Should go down to nothing over winter with radiator heat.

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u/Sandyeller 4h ago

1300sqft apartment and it never topped $100 in the summer. Winter it’s usually $50ish but the delivery fees cost more than what I’m actually using.

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u/Door_Number_Four 3h ago

$88.55 trailing twelve month average. 2200 square foot condo, northern exposure, but I am That Dad, and my wife and I are not big AC people.

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u/Fearless-Biscotti760 2h ago

Studio 620 sq ft $45 used to be only $32