[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal

[Justin Brooksby]

@jaysenmedhurst

What's the best way you all have found to get accurate utilities estimates for a certain area?

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[Jon S.]

I used to be a customer service rep, and I can tell you from experience some reps will go above and beyond. Be extra nice to customer service reps, as they can be super helpful. Generally speaking, utility companies will gladly provide callers with the "AVG" usage and avg dollar amount over the last 12 months. If you start out by asking for that, it gets past all the customer privacy concerns, because your not asking for monthly specifics. Anything more than that makes them nervous about customer privacy. However, occasionally you might reach a really helpful rep who is concerned that you are not getting the full picture from the avg bill. One customer service rep provided an 18 months avg. Another noted some very helpful info without being specific, allowing me to figure out that the bill spiked up almost 3x the avg amount in recent months. They can't tell you specifics but if you talk long enough you can put the pieces together.