How to fix your high electric bill
If you bother to look at your phone bill at the end of the month, you'll see exactly what costs what. You see all the charges, even the calls and texts if you feel like actually breaking it all down. But your power bill is a huge mystery. It's just a number — a measure of the power you used and a price — and that's it. So just why is it so darn high, and what on earth can you do about it? It's true that energy prices are up 3% from last year and rising, but that's not even the half of it. Here's everything you need to know to curb your power bills right now.
