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Friday, February 21, 2014

"Polar Vortex" Shock And Awe: The Utility Bill Arrives (And Why It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better)

The "polar vortex" shock has arrived, only this time it is not in the form of another 12 inches of overnight snow accumulation but in the shape of household utility bills. A reader was kind enough to send us his just received ConEd bill for the month ended Februery 10. The result speaks for itself. It also speaks for where so much of US household disposable income will go in first quarter. Spoiler alert: not toward discretionary purchases.

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4 comments:

  1. LOL I'm never moving to FL.

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  2. Keep those chem trails flowing and those HAARP waves a zapping.

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  3. Some of you may have noticed that Delmarva Power just billed us for only 25 days, obviously thinking we would believe our monthly bill had gone DOWN. Not so.!! Is this legal?? They are also still charging a "customer charge" for reading the meter. Why do I have a SMART METER??

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  4. Great posting of local interest. We in the tri-county area have been busting at the seams to find out what NYC pays for electric. TYVM for info

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