N.J. utility bills are spiking during the COVID pandemic. Here’s how to lower your costs.
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
Posted Feb 13, 2021
People are paying even more now for gas and electric in a winter that is already shaping up to be much harsher than the one in 2019-20.
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Until this past month, Shannan Phillips Hunt had never seen an electric bill so high.
“Our electric bill was $245 this past month for a pretty small home. It was a crazy increase (because) we’ve never used that much electric before,” Hunt, a resident of Holland Township, said.
Hunt shares the 1,390-square-foot home with her husband and two dogs. Pre-pandemic, her electricity costs generally amounted to $150 in the wintertime.