I just called the utilities in Illinois to get by month-by-month totals for 2005 taxes. My electric bill was insane last year. $382 in July?? $358 in September??

Electric:
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Jan - $275.22
Feb - $236.58
Mar - $177.09
Apr - $297.86
May - $200.61
Jun - $296.66
Jul - $382.84
Aug - $213.71
Sep - $358.06
Oct - $83.18
Nov - $163.58
Dec - $115.56
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TOTAL $2800.95

Illinois Water:
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Jan - $22.46
Feb - $25.10
Mar - $19.82
Apr - $17.18
May - $19.82
Jun - $17.18
Jul - $22.46
Aug - $22.46
Sep - $19.82
Oct - $19.82
Nov - $14.54
Dec - $14.54
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TOTAL $235.20

I’m suddenly so grateful that I’ve moved into this nice little apartment where my electric bill is averaging $50 per month and my water is paid by the rental company. My electric will go up a little in the summer here because of central air. But there’s no way it’ll end up at the levels I was at before. Guess it pays to not heat and cool 3 levels of house. (The basement wasn’t by choice, the air ducts just leaked all over the place down there.)