Wow, after all of this discussion, I verified my most recent bill and was shocked. Including taxes and all of the other crap that is tacked-on, I'm now paying 10.7 cents per KWh here in the North-central part of Virginia.
It was only 6.7 cents two years ago.
I still can't complain. Less than $200 per month in a total electric house (heat pump) with well water, so I am sure I'm still way ahead of the game. It has been in the mid-high 90's for most of June, so I'm all good. My highest electric bill ever during our drastic cold winter last year was just below $400, which is not bad for a 3,000 SF house.
I laugh (quietly of course) at my friends in nearby areas using gas and propane. Their combined bills are almost twice as high as my single bill.
