We had a short cold spell in January and my electric bill was a record (for me) $474.60 which included a "fine" of $125 for using too much electricity. For the last 22 years my bill has dirt cheap in the summer (about $50 for a real hot month) with high of $300 in a cold month (usually one).
My house was built in 1983 and is well insulated but it's all electric. All the houses north of me have gas but I didn't know that when I bought this house. I'm going to sell this house move to a house that has gas!
