Question about varying bill costs

[mangoman39]

I have a question about the monthly difference in my electric bill for figuring my expenses. I live in Central Florida and here our electric bills vary wildly. In the middle of the summer my bill is over $200 because the AC is on constantly, but in the winter I don't need to use AC or heat. It stays very comfortable inside. My last electric bill was $180 but the one I got today was only $80. So how do I deal with my expense sheet for the trustee with this issue? If the expenses go off of the newest bill then I'm not sure I will qualify for Chapter 7, but next spring when it starts getting really hot again, my electric bills will spike and I wouldn't be able to afford the payments to the trustee under Chapter 13. How do I deal with this? please help!!!!

[AAAArt]

Average. 6 months at least. (That should work more in your favor than 1 year, but I think under the new law, you have to do a year). Art

[StaciMM]

See if your utility company can give you a printout showing the last 12 months & the billed amounts. Take the total and divide by 12, and you'll have a reasonable estimate. (Getting that info from your utility company should not be a big deal.)