One month - $232 Electrical Bill

[Jacques Cyr]

We have a current remodel underway for a property we'd acquired on south side of Chicago (suburb). Long story short, received an electrical bill for $232 for month of July. (acquired in June, and bill was $40). Contractor is stating they hadn't left the AC on while not on site. Even if they had... this bill seems extremely high for a basic SFR remodel, especially during the "demo" stage of the project.

I've reached out to ComEd (local power company), and they are investigating if possible 'read error'. 

Anyone have any experience recouping portion of cost from contractors for this type of thing?

[Aaron McGinnis]

Check to make sure the neighbor isn't stealing power.