We decided to talk to Con Ed and get some answers as to why some people were seeing heating bills up to $1000 a month, in some cases, when some say they were actually using less energy.
According to Con Ed Spokesman Philip O’Brien, the best way to understand your bill is to note that it is divided into three sections:
Supply: The rate for your gas or electricity supply is based on the price of the commodity in the market. “We buy it, and by law have to charge customers the same amount we pay for it, not a penny more”, says O’Brien.
Delivery: The delivery charges pay for maintenance of the grid, such as wages, and overhead. These fees are regulated by the Public Service Commission. If usage goes up, delivery fees go up. You can choose your Energy Service Provider (ESCO) in an effort to save money, but “ESCOs have to increase their own supply charges when costs go up because they are using the Con Ed infrastructure,” O’Brien said. That’s why some people lock in a long-term rate with an ESCO.
Taxes: “This is something we have no control over,” says Con Ed Spokesman O’Brien. 29%, (yes 29%!) of the bill is taxes. “We become the collection agency for the government.”
On top of this, there was a Con Ed rate increase between December, 2018 and January, 2019. It was the third leg of a three year increase.
On Friday, we will tell you why supplies of Natural Gas are dwindling, how the State is dealing with this and what some customers are doing about it.
from nextdoor:
Evil Empire Alert
Has anyone noticed a huge uptick in their Con Ed bill over the last month (or since the installation of their “Smart Meters”) ?
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Help! The ConEd bill we just received is more than triple what we’ve been paying. Looks as if we were moved to Constellation, although account number has not changed. The charges suddenly are extremely high – and no one was home part of July. Anyone have a number to call?
Thank you.
Marnie
I’m on a level payment. It was $117 per month and was $175 last month. It will be $108 thereafter.
The explanation was that it was the end of the yearly billing cycle and the final bill was adjusted for actual usage.
I’m now retired, so I spend much more time in my one-bedroom apartment. I use the gas range more, so my monthly therms have gone from 3 to 4 therms per month, but my electricity has gone down a little due to replacing light bulbs with lower wattage LED ones. Other than that, my TV and computer are on all the time as are my lights. No a/c use in the winter, but in the summer it’s on all the time and my electric bill would be about $250 or more for actual use, but my bill was $117 for the level plan. I wanted to change it and just pay as I go since my winter bills would be under $100 per month, but if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, so I just leave it as it is.
Here in Yonkers too!!!