The amount your bill increases in the summer is tied to your particular household’s usage. Although the AC is a big factor in how high your bill is, other factors, such as the appliances you use, also contribute to your total usage and costs. Fortunately, you can sign up for Reliant AccountAlerts, a text message alert service that can notify you if your home has a 25% jump in electricity usage. You can also sign up for our Weekly Summary Email, which will detail your usage for the week and compare it to the previous week and month. These tools can alert you to high usage early in your billing cycle so you can reduce your usage for the rest of the month to keep your bill low.