Few Americans enjoy the time of month when they have to pay the electricity bill. During 2010, it got even worse as the typical residence utility bill went up. More and more people end up need-ing payday loans for the unpredicted price increase.
Do not keep Christmas lights on constantly
Many people have been putting Christmas lights up as part of the holiday season. In Jan, whenever you get your power bill, you could be very surprised at how much you spent on your Christmas light display if you put up too many lights. You don’t have to stress about just an additional string or two. Still, enormous displays will break the financial institution pretty fast. It will cost more and more to put Christmas lights up. USA Today explains that since 2005, the price for power has been going up.
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Paying more annually for energy
Data released by government agencies, such as the Department of Energy and the Bu-reau of Economic Analysis, were analyzed by USA Today, who found that annual energy costs increased above the rate of inflation from 2005 to 2010. USA Today points out that the 2010 yearly cost for power averaged higher than ever before. It cost, on average, around $1,419.
Of every $100 after income tax, $1.50 is being used on power, as reported by USA Today. As of 2010, the cost per kilowatt hour went up to a record at 11.8 cents.
A lot of the price change is because of cleaner fuel. They are replacing all of the coal plants. Some of the cheapest power you could get was 2 cents per kilowatt hour in the Pacific Northwest near dams that were hydroelectric. The most cash for power is paid consumer of Consolidated Edison in New York, paying 26 cents per kilowatt for power.
US is not alone
Americans, according to the Wall Street Journal, take in far more power than their European counterparts by using an average of 12,500 kilowatt hours per year compared the European Union average of 6,000 kilowatt hours.
All over the world there have been increasing power costs. According to the BBC, Britain’s Office of National Statistics found that the cost of electricity in the United King-dom rose by 11 percent across six of the major power providers, adding an additional 224 pounds (about $347) to the annual bill.
A similar effect is noticed in Australia, as reported by The Aus-tralian. There will be a $300 AUS increase to $1,800 AUS as the average power yearly by 2013 to 2014 in Australia, as reported by the government.
Sources
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
BBC
The Australian
