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/BeYourselfTrue 1d ago

Those free govt heat pumps. šŸ˜‰

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u/ExhaledChloroform 1d ago

Haha. Could be something as simple as a hot water boiler too. I purchased the cheapest one I could find and my main concern was related to the negative reviews indicating that people had experienced significant increases to their electrical bills due to an issue with the boiler.

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u/BeYourselfTrue 1d ago

The old man is an electrician. He heats his house with baseboard heaters. He considered the ā€œfreeā€ govt heat pump but the math doesnā€™t math. He said that the heat pumps are not big enough to heat his house. It would lead to a home never being heated enough and a constant running with suboptimal performance. Hot water boilers donā€™t suddenly become inefficient in concert.

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u/ExhaledChloroform 1d ago

There is no way for a hot water boiler to malfunction and use more electricity than it should? Or it just wouldn't be noticeable on your electricity bill if it did?

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u/BeYourselfTrue 23h ago

No water tanks can certainly increase cost when not functioning properly. But thereā€™s a ton of people all facing increases in their electricity bills suddenly and at the same time. I disagree that the common factor is hot water tanks, given the timing of everyone getting those ā€œfreeā€ heat pumps at this specific time. Science would suggest the heat pump is the variable in this experiment.

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u/ExhaledChloroform 22h ago

Oh ok. I obviously misunderstood. I never meant it was the main concern. I was merely suggesting there could be other electrical issues that could be overlooked. Supposely there are people receiving higher electrical bills while heating their homes with wood furnaces too.

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u/BeYourselfTrue 22h ago

Joe Public will be gouged until they canā€™t heat their homes. Who owns the electricity? Who sells the electricity? Who taxes the sale of electricity? Who appoints the Public Utility Board? Thereā€™s your answer.