How to Find Out the Average Electric Bill on a House

Electric bills usually vary throughout the year, depending on factors such as the weather. It's useful to figure your average electric bill in order to construct a monthly budget. Finding your average monthly cost of electricity also can help you make decisions about making your house more energy efficient.

Things You'll Need

• Record of electric bills

Instructions

1. Collect as many previous bills as you can (usually up to one year). You also may be able to do this online at your service provider's website.

2. Add the numbers for each month's bills.

3. Divide your total from Step 2 by the number of bills you used. For instance, if your electric bills for the past six months were $100, $150, $148, $110, $99 and $105, you would perform the following equations:
   100 + 150 + 148 + 110 + 99 + 105 = 712
   712 / 6 = 118.67
   Therefore, your average monthly electric bill for these six months would be $118.67.

References

• Basic Mathematics: Finding the Average