Geez…

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.)