I just bought a 1200 square foot house and we have been here a month. I work from home, my kids are in school during the day. I keep the lights off as much as possible but I do have four ceiling fans going 24/7.

I did have my AC set to 72, occasionally to 74. I have the lights off most of the time and yes we do run the dishwasher and dis a lot of laundry during the move.

But is a $500 electric bill normal?

This is first bill with SRP. I know they hiked their rates. I've been in apartments so long (with APS) and I really didn't expect my bill to be more than double going from an apartment to such a small house.

Edit: I finally got the bill to load on my phone. $290 deposit. My bill was only $207.