Re: Electricity...
Have you checked your KWH charge? In our town, the basic cost is $.0675... whereas at our camp, (CommonWealth Edison) the charge is $.14... more than twice as much.
It was one of the factors that helped make our retirement location decision, along with the rest of the city operated services... Waste, water, sewer, all of which are similarly low. (A Unitary City) In addition, gas prices average about $.10 to $.15 less a gallon. Coupled with a house tax rate of 40% less than our previous home, the difference of 85 miles from our previous Chicago Suburbs, certainly helped in our overall costs.
Our Natural Gas Prices are also lower, thank goodness, because when we're up north, we keep our home at 73 degrees.
Have you checked your KWH charge? In our town, the basic cost is $.0675... whereas at our camp, (CommonWealth Edison) the charge is $.14... more than twice as much.
It was one of the factors that helped make our retirement location decision, along with the rest of the city operated services... Waste, water, sewer, all of which are similarly low. (A Unitary City) In addition, gas prices average about $.10 to $.15 less a gallon. Coupled with a house tax rate of 40% less than our previous home, the difference of 85 miles from our previous Chicago Suburbs, certainly helped in our overall costs.
Our Natural Gas Prices are also lower, thank goodness, because when we're up north, we keep our home at 73 degrees.
