We received our Dominion Elec bill today, it was $300.00 more then last month!! My husband was livid. We opted out of a "smart meter" and we believe they are taking advantage of us due to that. Our heating system is 3yrs old, we keep plastic on all our windows too. They refused to re-read the meter!!

My husband and are having the same problem. Summer months we are bearly paying $60 a month. December our bill was about $140. January our bill went up to $360. We thought, "oh well...it was a definatly colder. I guess the fireplace wasn't helping to cut down the electric heat as much as we thought."
Just got new bill for $498. After intentionally cutting down usage. Burning wood for living room and kitchen only because we turned off the electric heat in there. Closed off the unused area of our house, turned off the breaker to that area of the house. Only using electric heat in the bedrooms at night. Plastic on all windows. Window quilts over that.... for the last month.
We have been on the phone quite a few times because of this, getting the run around. And they are doing NOTHING about it.

Thanks for sharing Krys, we know next month it's bound to be the same thing. Someway, somehow we have to stop this. Those of us on Social Security can't do this every month!! The price of eggs in our area is over $7.00 a dozen. How are we expected to live? That's what they want, for us NOT to live!!

Precisely.
But not just electric companies.
Our mortgage payment was raised $300/month back in November...and we DID NOT do flexible rate. So everything is just crazy.
In our area we have to grocery store hop. 1 store is lower on eggs and milk. Another store is lower on "good quality" meat prices. Another store is lower on produce. Then again another store is lower on dry goods. It's worth it in the long run to save...but still not ideal.
Gas prices have gone down slightly.
But, homeschooling our daughter and i started working full time to scrape by because my husband has been laid off since before Thanksgiving....and told he is "on call" and cannot collect unemployment.
The loop holes these companies find
are hurting people and making it impossible for us all to stay above water. I have been ready for this to end. I know it takes time to fix the corruption but it's getting harder and harder to be patient and "Trust the plan"

We do the same thing Krys, hop from store to store to get the lower prices. But lower prices don't mean better quality as I'm sure you know. As far as the corruption, it's difficult to swallow every day but we push along. As far as trusting the plan, I have and will never waiver from that! I have been awake 14 yrs. and in all that time I have trusted Pres. Trump and Q, and always will.
Trying to buy products without so much crap in them is another expense, but worth it! I hope we can keep up!