Electricity
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a utility audit is a formal review of a house’s energy use that provides recommendations for energy-efficiency measures such as weather-striping, caulking and insulation. But a different type of utility audit examines your utility bills and whether you are being overcharged for your utilities. The first question […]
Utility charges are on an upward trend with no end in sight. The good news: You can hold back and even reverse increases in electric, water, sewer, gas, telephone and trash bills. Rising utility costs seem unavoidable. Utility costs have been on an upward trend for the last quarter century, going back as far as […]
Utility audits save on cost and energy audits save on consumption. Community managers should do both to minimize annual utility expenses. Board members and homeowners look to community managers for professional guidance on managing their associations for long-term sustainability and sound economic advice. Measures that increase reserve funding and/or reduce overall expenses are always in […]
California electricity costs are increasing and as California community managers prepare their 2025 budgets, they will probably notice that they probably exceeded their 2024 budgets for electricity! This article is written so that managers can explain to their board members why electricity costs where higher than expected in 2024, and also to help managers […]
The CPUC sets rates every three years in a public process, which includes public participation hearings held throughout SCE’s 50,000-square-mile service area. SCE files thousands of pages of documents to detail why the funding is needed and responds to requests from the commission’s public interest arm, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, and other public interest groups.
Most people understand that utility bills are a necessary evil if they want to live in the modern world – even if utility bills eat up a large portion of monthly income. That said, few are willing to pay more than they should be paying, and yet, according to a stunning new report, some people are paying more than they should. A lot more.