Unfortunately yes, I had a $750 electric bill last July and near that for August. They are the two hottest months and it's 96F every day, with an overnight low of 78, down here in the US of Africa. Remember, mid Florida is on the same latitude as Moroco.

As I mentioned earlier, the Utility co. raised their rates -considerably- after the three hurricanes and the oil prices shot up. That's why I started researching solar panels! In the fall and spring, we can turn off the air/heat and open all the windows, so the bill goes down, but it's still never cheap with 6 of us, and 4 of them are girls.

Hey, that's still a lot cheaper than the horse feed bill every month!