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Your April electric bill of $242.08 suggests you may be overpaying by $34–$82 per month. At $0.272/kWh, your rate appears higher than typical for Con Edison residential customers, and your 890 kWh usage shows a significant seasonal increase. Specific changes below could narrow that gap.
Two factors are likely driving your costs: delivery charges make up an unusually large portion of your bill (32%, or $78.10), and your usage jumped 44% compared to the prior month. This spike to 890 kWh in April—averaging about 30 kWh per day—may indicate early air conditioning use or other seasonal changes in a 1,450 sq ft home.
Delivery is 32% of this bill. Most room to save sits in rate-plan choice and the supply component, not in cutting usage alone.
Delivery charges are a large share of the bill
Delivery is 32% of the bill
Usage jumped versus the prior month
Usage up 44% versus the prior month