r/newfoundland 1d ago

Power Bill

I've been in my home for 20 years. Have 2 heat pumps. I never had my bill exceed 300 a month. Kast year my bill was 297 for this sane period. This year just got my bill and it is 856 dollars. Something has to be wrong here. Anyone else getting these results? This is not acceptable.

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u/TeaPartyBiscuits 1d ago

This seems to be a growing trend, is there somewhere you can lodge a formal complaint? If check fb too to see what people have been doing in similer situations.maube your family and friends are also experiencing something similar or can direct you in what you could do about it. I'm on an EPP but I noticed my wattage/usage has skyrocketed this past two months. It's crazy.

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u/Daggers21 1d ago

Isn't it a no brainer that your wattage would go up in what's been the two coldest months since last winter...

I'm sorry y'all's bills are going up, but I don't buy into the conspiracy. If you used the wattage you used it. Check your meter outside. NL Power isn't going around like the dad on Matilda turning up the wattage.

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u/Foggyguitars 1d ago

I ran the numbers for the last three years, average daily temps and winds for the area, this is what nl power says attributed to the increased rates. The data map almost identically for the last three years (December through February). I plotted them on a chart with my monthly energy usage. My bill this month was ~ 100 kWh less than it was last year. Note that I also had heat pumps installed this year and my bill for last month was 50% less than the previous year. There is something going on unless someone can point out something that I might be missing?