Excel Usage Nearly Doubled on Bill
Hey folks, would love some help here!
I saw another post that said that posting the bill helps others who understand better maybe help me figure out what's going on, but why does it show that I used twice as much electricity this recent month. I've attached the last 5 months here. It just doesn't make sense. I keep my apartment at 72 all day and night. I am hardly ever home, I work most of the day, and I've been working more this month than all year, as does my roommate. We're very conscientious about our electricity usage. But comparing the last 2 months bills to this one, it shows two different lines of usage with two different rates? I'm wondering if maybe I somehow got charged for a neighbor's bill? I'm not trying to freak out, just trying to get ahead of a pattern if it starts happening more.
Any advice or thoughts if anything seems to stick out as weird on these bills?
Update: After reading a lot of good feedback, my answer seems to be just simply turning my AC off when I'm not home. That's pretty common sense, but not something I considered. My brain just immediately went to skepticism because I'm usually good at keeping my electricity tight. Thanks everyone for the advice!