Students can look forward to lower electricity bills this month.
Entergy Corp. officials say monthly electric bills should drop about 20 percent in March.
Entergy customers can expect a lower bill this month because of a lower fuel adjustment charge, which – according to Entergy – should fall from 8 cents per kilowatt-hour in February to 6.2 cents.
Chris Lomongo is one of many students who have been paying an unusually high utility bill since school started last fall.
“It definitely would help,” said Lomongo, undeclared sophomore. “We’re squeaking by as it is.”
Lomongo said his bill is normally $130 to $150 a month, but he also said, “Right now my bill’s lower than what it was [last semester].”
Lomongo shares a four-bedroom apartment with three roommates near campus, and he and his roommates have been trying to lower their electricity bill by making changes in their daily routines.
“We make sure everything is off when we leave,” said Lomongo. “I only have one lightbulb in a three-lightbulb ceiling light.”
Utility companies have attributed higher bills to the rise of natural gas prices.
Natural gas prices peaked in September, October and November 2005, but according to the Energy Information Administration, the average consumer price of natural gas in the United States has decreased since November 2005.
The Associated Press reported last week that a typical house uses 1,500 kwh of electricity a month, costing $190 in February.
The bill for a typical home is expected to run about $150 this month.
Students can look forward to lower electricity bills this month.
Entergy Corp. officials say monthly electric bills should drop about 20 percent in March.
Entergy customers can expect a lower bill this month because of a lower fuel adjustment charge, which – according to Entergy – should fall from 8 cents per kilowatt-hour in February to 6.2 cents.
Chris Lomongo is one of many students who have been paying an unusually high utility bill since school started last fall.
“It definitely would help,” said Lomongo, undeclared sophomore. “We’re squeaking by as it is.”
Lomongo said his bill is normally $130 to $150 a month, but he also said, “Right now my bill’s lower than what it was [last semester].”
Lomongo shares a four-bedroom apartment with three roommates near campus, and he and his roommates have been trying to lower their electricity bill by making changes in their daily routines.
“We make sure everything is off when we leave,” said Lomongo. “I only have one lightbulb in a three-lightbulb ceiling light.”
Utility companies have attributed higher bills to the rise of natural gas prices.
Natural gas prices peaked in September, October and November 2005, but according to the Energy Information Administration, the average consumer price of natural gas in the United States has decreased since November 2005.
The Associated Press reported last week that a typical house uses 1,500 kwh of electricity a month, costing $190 in February.
The bill for a typical home is expected to run about $150 this month.
 
 
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