Your home. Your bill. Your money.
Understand your electric bill. Find practical ways to lower it.
See what changed, compare your options, and build a savings plan around your home and your budget.
Free. No account or upload needed for the bill check or calculators.
At a glance
- Energy Savings AI is a free set of tools that explains your electric bill: your price per kWh, why a bill changed, and what an appliance or upgrade costs to run.
- Every number comes from the figures you enter and published formulas. Nothing requires an account or an upload.
- Florida coverage includes FPL and JEA rates and programs, checked against the utilities' own pages.
What are you paying per kWh?
Example values16.67¢/kWh$250.00 ÷ 1,500 kWh, all-in. That includes fixed fees, so each kWh you save is worth a bit less.
Worked example
One bill, read line by line
Illustrative example Invented numbers on a simple one-price-per-kWh bill, not a real customer or utility tariff. Every total below is calculated, so you can check it.
| Customer charge | $12.00 |
| Energy charge · 1,100 kWh × 9.50¢ | $104.50 |
| Fuel charge · 1,100 kWh × 3.50¢ | $38.50 |
| Taxes and fees | $8.00 |
| Current electric charges | $163.00 |
Customer charge. Fixed. You pay it even if you use very little. It's why your all-in price per kWh is higher than the per-kWh rate.
Energy charge. Priced per kWh. Using less lowers it directly.
Fuel charge. Also per kWh. Regulators let it move with fuel costs, so it can rise even when your usage doesn't.
Taxes and fees. Set by local and state government. Often a percentage of the other charges. A normal part of the bill, not waste.
- All-in average
- 14.82¢/kWh
- Per-kWh rate
- 13.00¢/kWh
- Use per day
- 35.5 kWh
Why is it +$24.75 more than last month? Inspect the calculation
Last month: 950 kWh over 29 days at 12.50¢ per kWh, plus $12.00 customer charge and $7.50 taxes = $138.25.
- Usage: 150 more kWh × 12.50¢ = +$18.75 (two extra billing days account for +$8.19; higher daily use for +$10.56)
- Price: 1,100 kWh × 0.50¢ higher = +$5.50
- Fixed charges and taxes: +$0.50
+$18.75 + +$5.50 + +$0.50 = +$24.75.
Calculators
Your numbers in, the formula shown, the limits stated.
- Check your billWhy is my bill this high, and what should I check first?
- Compare two billsWhy did my bill go up from one month to the next?
- Price per kWhWhat am I really paying for each kWh?
- Appliance costWhat does it cost to run this appliance?
- Space heater costWhat does my space heater cost per day or month?
- Pool pump costWhat does my pool pump cost, and what if I change the schedule?
- Upgrade paybackHow long until an upgrade pays for itself?
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Florida utilities
Bill terms, current rates and official programs, checked against the utilities' own pages.
- FPL
Base, fuel and clause charges explained, the 1,000 kWh tier, and FPL's rebates and On Call credits.
Checked October 31, 2026
- JEA
Separating electric from water and sewer, the monthly fuel rate, and JEA's rebates and free assessments.
Checked October 31, 2026
- Florida overview
Statewide price context from EIA, a 1,000 kWh comparison across utilities, and state program status.
Checked October 31, 2026
How this site works
- Math you can check
- Estimates come from published formulas in tested code, not from AI. Methodology
- Where AI is used
- Only to read the values on a bill you upload, which you then review and correct before anything is calculated.
- Your data
- The bill check runs in your browser. Uploads are stored privately in your account and you can delete them. Privacy
- Who runs it, and money
- Published by Gil Media Co. No ads or paid placements today. How we make money
Questions people ask
Is Energy Savings AI free?
Yes. The bill check, the two-bill comparison and every calculator are free and work without an account. An account is only needed to upload a bill or save a plan, and it doesn't sign you up for marketing email.
Do I have to upload my electric bill?
No. You can type three numbers from the bill instead: this period's electric charges, the kWh used and the billing days. Uploading is optional; an AI model reads the values and you check them before anything is calculated.
Where is AI used on this site?
Only to read the values printed on a bill you upload. Prices per kWh, comparisons, running costs and paybacks come from published formulas in tested code, explained on the methodology page.
Can this tell me which appliance uses the most electricity?
Not from one monthly bill, because a monthly total doesn't show which equipment used the kWh. The appliance calculator estimates one device from its watts and hours, and a plug-in power meter or your utility's usage data can show more.
Which utilities do you cover?
Florida Power & Light (FPL) and JEA in Jacksonville, with rates, bill terms and programs checked against their own pages. The bill check and calculators work for any US bill because they use the numbers you enter.
How does the site make money?
Today it has no advertising, no paid placements and no affiliate links. If that changes, paid links will be labelled where they appear, and money will never change a calculator result.
Less guesswork. More money stays home.
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