Utilities

Utilities

This page contains information for your electric bill, water bill, sewer bill, trash removal bill. Complete the calculations of these utilities one at a time. Try to use these calculators and formulas in a way that is realistic for your situation.


 *  Use the electric bill estimator to determine what your monthly electric bill might be. Use the following link and information to find out the estimate. Select the appliances, lighting, and equipment that you would expect to use. A few notes: You do **not** have well-water ("domestic well pump"), so you can leave that section blank. If heat is not included in your rent, pretend that you have 24 linear feet of baseboard heat ("baseboard linear feet") for the heating section.
 *  Since this electric bill estimator is too big to capture in a screen shot, create a PDF of the page when you are done and upload that to your wiki. (PDF reminder: File->Print->Save as PDF.)
 *  Enter the final monthly cost of your electric bill (found at the bottom of the calculator) onto the table at the bottom of the page.

 **//Water, Sewer, and Trash//**
 *  Water, sewer, and trash are a little simpler. If these utilities are not included in your rent, use the fees listed in the table. If these are included in your rent, enter "$0."


 *  Copy the following table to your wiki and enter your utility costs.


 * **Utility** || **Calculation** || **Monthly Dollar Cost** ||
 * **Electric** || Online calculator (PDF uploaded to wiki) || $ ||
 * **Water** || $25 per month (if not included in rent) || $ ||
 * **Sewer** || $25 per month (if not included in rent) || $ ||
 * **Trash removal** || $15 per month (if not included in rent) || $ ||
 * || ** Monthly total: ** ||  ||


 * Enter the monthly cost of your utilities on your Google Doc Budget Spreadsheet. Make sure you upload the PDF of your electric bill.