What to expect on your November bill
With highs in the 90s, only small traces of rain and just seven nights below 60 degrees, October was unseasonably warm, which means CoServ Members should expect higher electricity usage, too.
October is typically a “shoulder month” when air conditioners and heaters get a break and people open their windows. Digging into the weather stats for October shows high temperatures topped 90 degrees on eight days and the overall average temperature was 75.7 degrees, 6.5 degrees higher than the same month last year.
The average high temperature was 85.5 degrees, 6.1 degrees higher than last year. Based on the Cooling Degree Days, air conditioning usage increased by 56% in October compared to the previous year.
Of course, September will always be hotter than October but the drop-off from one month to the next wasn’t nearly as steep as it has been in previous years. However, if you compare October to September, electricity usage should be lower, as the box below demonstrates.
| September | October | Difference | |
| Average temperature | 79.3 | 75.7 | 3.6 degrees cooler |
| Cooling Degree Days | 434 | 347 | 20% less AC use |
| Utilities and the federal government measure the impact of weather on energy usage by calculating Cooling Degree Days (CDD) and Heating Degree Days (HDD). To calculate the CDD, take the average temperature for a day and subtract it from 65. The higher the number, the more air conditioning will be needed to keep your home comfortable. Click here for more information on calculating CDD. | |||
The average low temperature for October was 66 degrees, 6.9 degrees higher than last year, which is reflected in the Heating Degree Days being down 89% from last October.
North Texas received less than a quarter of an inch of rain, a 4.16-inch decrease from normal October rainfall.
Rates
For the fifth month in a row, CoServ kept the Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF) negative so it subtracts from the base rate, making your cost per kilowatt lower.
Adjustments are made to the PCRF to account for fluctuations in wholesale power costs. When we’re able to save money on power costs, we pass that on to you, as we did this month.
Visit CoServ.com/Rates to read more about our low Residential rates.
