<prompt> Human: Hey PFI moved into a one bedroom apartment in downtown chicago about a month ago. Electric heating two window units, set at 69F, gas stove. I know I should expect the bill to be high in winter and summer, but this is extreme. Ive contacted my landlord to check out the meter myself later, not sure what will come from that.Heres my billI called ComED and they were fairly useless. The lady said that did seem very high, and the average monthly bill for my unit was about 75 still higher than that 470yr estimate I received when signing the lease, but thats besides the point. She put in a request for a re-read of the meter, but said I had to pay this bill and if there was an error it would be corrected on my next months bill.Im not sure what else to do, or if I can do anything else. Something HAS to be wrong here and Im praying it gets corrected, but it sucks I have to pay that bill in the meantime. Any ideas?EDIT: Thanks for the responses everyone. Theres a ton of helpful information and Ive already started putting some of the tips into motion.Kind of late, but Im almost positive this is the window unit I have no model number that I can see so Im going solely by looks. Not sure if that helps anything.EDIT 2: Heres the breakdown from the bill: Assistant: Just had this exact same problem at my apartment. Heres my recommendation:First, download the ComED app.Second, start shutting down major power users at the breaker. The important thing is to make the shut-offs uniform. I leave for work every morning at 6:00am and get back at 5:00pm. Day 1: Kill the heat and AC at the breaker right before you leave and turn it on right when you come back. Day 2: Kill the water header at the breaker right before you leave and turn it on right when you come back. Day 4: Check the usage on the app my companys takes a day to update. Hopefully, you see that one of these two made a significant difference. if not, then we have to look at appliances. Day 5: Most likely culprit - the refrigerator constantly running. So I had to move my stuff into ice boxes and do the same thing with the breaker that runs the fridge. Also, be warned that some refrigerators dont take kindly to being shut off and leak or something I didnt have this problem. Day 7: Check again. At this point, if you havent identified it, its most likely a building problem.My apartment complex was kind enough to refund my bill after we determined that my water heater was constantly cycling and my refrigerator was broken due to a power outage.EDIT: I live in Arizona So if you live in a statecountry with actual seasons, please make sure that tampering with your air or water doesnt damage your pipes or your extremities.Human: Great idea, Ill experiment with this in the next few days.Dumb question, but since water is included in my rent I was under the assumption that that included hot water. Is this not the case? Is the hot water heater tied to my electricity usage?EDIT: Scratch that... just looked through the Comed app and their website and Im not seeing anything that shows daily usage. Seems like I can only see usage once I get the bill. Is this true? If youre using Comed, where can I see this info?Assistant: Dont know if anyone else mentioned this, but you may have gotten a bill for the whole property. Ive run into that before.Human: Its definitely not the whole property 70 units in the building, but it crossed my mind that it could be a couple units.  <response>: To clarify, He probably means every unit on YOUR meter. Could just be 2, or some surrounding units. Most of those type of building have multiple power meters. 