Review History for anonymous

Using A/C will cost you $400/month in the summer

You could end up paying $300 - $400 in electricity a month. Our unit consumes a crazy high electrical amount, even while we are not home most days. Last bill cycle was 2,449 kWh @ 15.4¢ (average after Oncor fees) for a total of $387.38! This is after not being home most days, setting the AC to 77-78 while away, having curtains/blankets in front of windows to keep heat out, and not using a ton of electronics when home. So that can be your electrical bill for doing everything you can to keep costs low. This is also for a 1 bedroom apartment which on average should use 800-900 kWh, not 2,500 kWh. And if you do stay home and use the AC, kitchen to cook, and do laundry you can expect to be using 88 kWh for just one day. That is 10% of the normal MONTHLY average for an apartment this size, used in ONE DAY. That was my actual usage for staying home on a Saturday. We told maintenance and the management about this and they were unable to provide any insight to why our bill and usage is so high. Best response we got was "The last tenant did not have any problems". We took the time ourselves and found out that they use extremely inefficient units and that is the main driver for the cost. Keep in mind people with 2 story homes have cheaper electric bills than these 1 bedroom apartments. So, a good location but be warned that you could be paying potentially 3x what you should be in electricity. $390 for doing cost saving measures and not working at home.