I work for a phenomenal company with highly skilled and educated people, some of which still speak inappropriately about others for non-controllable factors (race, gender, etc.), this is unavoidable from what I have found.

If you're concerned about their electric usage, and you should be, then you need to do some sort of submetering. 

I've seen some crazy things when there is no accountability on usage..

And you would have a walkthrough checklist noting anything that was wrong when you moved in.If you do get charged for things you think are inappropriate you can take your landlord to court. 

It is totally inappropriate for SFH's and even if you compute it it means nothing except that YOUR purchase created that rate that has NOTHING to do with the market or profitability.

For the non-variable utilities/telcom - those with a fixed cost that is not based on usage (garbage/recycling, yard debris, wifi) keep those factored into the set rent.

I pay small assn fee monthly and a usage fee, only when occupied.

I have not heard good things about dohardmoney.com, but that's sort of beside the point of what I'm about to say.First, you don't know that they bought the house, and until you do, I think it is inappropriate to accuse them.

., Roofing Contractor, Solar Contractor, Real-estate broker.)Obviously when you say "net zero" this is highly dependent on individual usage and other factors.

I am asking because I don't want to upset the mods by asking inappropriately.