"GoldenBuffy;d-991503" wrote:
Ok, so I haven't played in a really long time, but I honestly don't remember the bills being this high. My sims just had their power turned off, and I looked at the bill so I can pay it, and it's $21,000. What the actual living heck. Why is it so high? I almost died. rofl That's all of their savings. Are there any mods out there that makes the bills lower, more realistic?
Don't use EA appliances plumbing or lighting in your home. Use CC instead and cut your sims bills down considerably. EA has unrealistic levels for what you use in power and water. If you live in an apartment you don't pay for heat or water in real life. I don't have a water or heat bill because it's in the cost of my apartment's rent every month.
The Devs need to change things like that. They need to change the amount of water and power plumbing lighting and appliances use. Modern plumbing, appliances and lighting use considerably fewer resources than their older counterparts. For example, my apartment complex this summer replaced our monstrous energy-consuming AC units with something with a high Energy Star rating. I think they got too many complaints in the past years with AC Units breaking and people not having AC in their apartment because it broke and Maintenance workers having one plumb of a time to find parts and fix it. The Devs should have added Energy Star Rated appliances and lighting into the game with Eco Lifestyle as a way for players to create a more positive eco-footprint in the game and the ability without CC to cut down bills to a more realistic cost..
https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega