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I don't use gas except for the stove, so if they charged me anymore than $10/month for gas I'd tell them to get away from me with their toxic waste. Currently I pay about $5/month there.

I don't pay for water, it is grouped by the building. Which is exactly what I'm suggesting for electricity -- multi unit buildings should have a single connection cost, not one per tenant.

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Sigh, my new construction townhome has a gas stove, and gas heater for ⅓ of it, and a luxurious fireplace

I'd rather have an induction stove, a second heat pump, and an infrared fireplace in my only mildly cold se climate.

I pay $360 a year in base charges, and not even in February, when effectively trying to make it worth it does my usage exceed the base charge.

Then the are another 900 townhomes just like me. Yay for perverted utilities markets.

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