Your power bill is about to skyrocket.

[ElDucky]

Prepare to pay more for weed.

[Fish Actuary]

Originally Posted by George L. Costanza

Air conditioning can push the bill up this high during the summer months in the southern US.

I lived in Louisiana for 8 years and never had a power bill that was more than $200. Still less than half of $500.

[Harry]

Lenny thread fail yet again.

[llcooljabe]

Originally Posted by Fish Actuary

How on earth do you have a $500/month power bill in a modest home? I live in poorly built house with a very inefficient electric heating system in a country that has high electricity rates <Australia> and is about to implement a carbon tax and I'm hard pressed to break $100/month. Are you running a grow-op or something?

Wait a minute, wait a minute. you're in australia?

[MountainHawk]

Originally Posted by ActuaryGuy23

Yeah, he posted as I began typing.

Also, for the other poster, I don't have a $500 energy bill now. I was just assuming (incorrectly) that if energy prices increased eight-fold then so would my electric bill.

Natural gas isn't the only source of power.

[FoxNews]

Originally Posted by General Apathy

$11 a month dude. In 3 years. Stop reading Fox news.

FoxNews has confirmed that General Apathy is the personification of the liberal media

[RazorGuns]

eh they've been threatening huge power bills for 40 years now. Never happens. Problem being, those poor people the govt loves can afford only so much. And you can't charge people in bev hills more than people in compton.

and both sides need their fridge and a/c. Unless the govt wants poor people to undergo a massive lowering of quality of life.

[George L. Costanza]

Originally Posted by Fish Actuary

I lived in Louisiana for 8 years and never had a power bill that was more than $200. Still less than half of $500.

OK. Many places in the southern US can have electric bills in the summer of $500. Not your house the way you keep it in Louisiana though.

I like it <70 at night and have family that keep the AC on during the day. Start hitting 100 degree temps and it's not hard to reach $500. Especially with an older AC.

[Fish Actuary]

Originally Posted by llcooljabe

Wait a minute, wait a minute. you're in australia?

Yep. Got tired of living in the U.S. and wasn't seeing any great opportunities back in Canada.

[asdfasdf]

Originally Posted by George L. Costanza

OK. Many places in the southern US can have electric bills in the summer of $500. Not your house the way you keep it in Louisiana though.

I like it <70 at night and have family that keep the AC on during the day. Start hitting 100 degree temps and it's not hard to reach $500. Especially with an older AC.

Sounds like a perfect solution then, electricity prices go up, people get more efficient AC, people use less electricity. Market forces at their finest IMHO.