<prompt> Human: Hey everyone,So I just bought my first place, a condo, and closed on April 28th. Central AC, newer appliances all bought in 2014, one small fridge and a beer mini-fridge. A couple TVs and cable boxes. Washer and Dryer, also from 2014. Our first real electrical bill was for May-June. It came out to 1,000 kwh- 212. I do have Central AC and it was hot in New England in May and June, so fair enough. I just got the bill for June-July, and they had me at 1,415 kwh for a bill of 340. That seems ridiculous. We had made a conscious effort to turn down the AC, program it to not run all day and only go from 75-72 at night, and we always shut the lights off. We live in an older building with 8 units. Only two of us and a dog. Am I crazy for thinking that this bill is very high? I called my father, who lives in the same state, and his bill for his 3000 Sq. Foot house with 6 people living in it, 4 fridges, 6 window AC units, etc. was at 395 for 1700 kwh . Only a 40 difference for that much more electricity?Am I crazy here, or should I investigate if my neighbors are sucking electricity from my meter? Is there any recourse if that was the case?  <response>: Am I crazy here, or should I investigate if my neighbors are sucking electricity from my meter? I dont think youre crazy, but Id hesitate to jump to conclusions. By all means investigate your costs. My utility companys website actually has graphs that chart my usage and allow me to pinpoint the time of day as well as the average temperature for that day.Armed with that info one could conduct experiments whereby they attempt to eliminate large variable sources of usage say turn off the AC and log their activities like using the dryer or cooking something in the oven. Then match the logs to the times on the graph and examine the spikes. Is there any recourse if that was the case?Id probably start with talking to the power company and if there really is evidence of foul play ask in rlegaladvice 