It is frightening to hear that electricity bills are expected to rise by 30-50% in the next 12 months – that’s up to $1,450 for my family of three children under 14 whom I support on my own. Our bill in the July–to-October winter quarter last year was about $800; this year it was $964. If electricity bills rise by 30% next October, I can expect a bill of about $1,250. If they rise by 50%, it will be more like $1,450.
Three hundred dollars extra over three months may not seem like a big deal to some people, but to us it’s a scary prospect. It’s more than I spend on groceries each week.
