Your New Home in Spokane, WA – What Can You Expect for Utility Bills?
So you’re shopping for a new home in Spokane. You are prequalified for
the mortgage. You have a good idea of what your new property taxes and
insurance expenses add to the new full service mortgage payment. But have
you considered what your new gas and electric payments will be?
When shopping for Spokane real
estate you may want to consider what the historical utility payments have
been to have a better idea of what the new Spokane property will have on your
monthly budget. Many homes in Spokane, Washington are served by Avista
Utilities. Avista will be happy to provide the historical cost of gas and
electric provided to the Spokane home you have in mind for purchasing.
One way to learn the historical utility costs is to phone Avista Utilities
and working your way through the automated receptionist until you speak with an
Avista Utilities Customer service representative who will happily look up the
information for you. You will be able to find out what the 12 month
average monthly payment has been along with the high monthly payment and the low
monthly payment.
However, if you are doing your research during off hours, you
may find that customer service is closed and you’ll have to phone back during
normal working hours. But, you are not out of luck as Avista Utilities has
made this information a self-service prospect for Spokane home shoppers.
All you need to do is visit the Avisita Utilities web site and navigate to their
“High, Low, and Average Bill Amounts” web
page. <--- Click this link to go to their web page.
You will need to enter the minimum applicable data to access the
database.
You will need to provide at least the following information:
Street Number
Street Name
City
State
Simply enter this information into the required fields and then click
“Find.” You will be rewarded with the screen with information like
this:
The charges for the electric and/or natural gas at
XXXX Main Street for the last 12 months are as follows:
High Bill
Amount:
$289.26 / February
Low Bill Amount:
$120.21 / July
Average Bill Amount:
$218.00
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