Outrageously High Bills

Due to other issues going on I hadn't been able to get a full bill at home yet. Had to move to different homes to get rid of some stuff that was happening. Then I decided my poor sims needed a vacation so I took them to Granite Falls for a week, and then this happened while there on vacation right now.........

Before I came on the vacation I came and edited the vacation rental so it had decent beds, plumbing and appliances, saved and went back to sims home and then scheduled the vacation. So I have no idea why I would get this insane bill. Prior to this vacation when I had to move the family around, I moved them back to the home Diego and Giovanna were living in prior to moving in with Jake. It is a huge house with just as much stuff in it as Jake's house and the bill that came in while they were there was this...

There are two floors underground in this house as well. Anyhow I will finish vacation and get some solid testing and figures in. 

I do and always have. So the norm should be the norm. I'm not complaining about high bills, but to go from 90K to over 300K was my last straw. I always have to manually change the thermostat seasonally once I remember or the sims complain about being too hot or cold. I just looked and I forgot to change it again so gonna finish the week out and see what the bill is and then do a full week of keeping it warmer in the winter. I'm usually pretty on that but maybe that could be it I guess as the house is pretty large. And since I forgot to put in solar panels this might make the difference. I will post an update once I get a full bill with the furnace running full blast :)

Do you by chance have a thermostat on your lot? I remember that thermostats caused extremely high bills in the past. Not sure if that was ever fixed.  If you do, try removing and testing.  Just make sure your sims are always dressed for the weather so they don't freeze or overheat. (or grab the reward traits for heat / cold acclimation to give you plenty of time before they do or heat / cold proof so you never have to worry about what they are wearing.) 

Here is a better pic. 

So the usual I am used to my sim paying is pretty much this, around 90K after all the tax breaks he gets. 

oh I see. No I doubt I ever have any extra to sell. I do make the eco friendly parts on the fabricator and make sure everything is upgraded eco energy and water efficient which reduces bills. I just realized I hadn't put up solar panels yet but I am not going to change anything while testing this. I just got the next bills and as I said I made sure everyone was at home. Here is the screenshot for that. 

This bill is the normal range. I am going to do one more on the next bill and make sure my sims are not at home like you mentioned and see if that changes anything. 

I meant for power and water but I see the most deduction you got was for tax breaks & Penalties. That seems a huge amount.

Do you know what that contains ?

What do you mean by "they just sold less"? 

My sims have not been on any vacation in eons so the first one would not apply. 

The second issue I am about to test and note location. I am going to make sure they are home Sunday night and all day Monday and see what the bill is then. And then the next week I am going to take them to Planet Honeypop as that is where I usually take them to feed on people. It is entirely possible that they had still been there after feeding and gotten bills while on the venue lot because I frequently find myself shocked by the time and rush to get them home to the kids. I will be back soon with an update. 

This one is still active I think: [OPEN] Very High Household Bills While On Vacation | EA Forums - 11392934 

This one was supposed to be fixed 10 month ago: [FIXED] Bills are wrong amount if playing another lot when they arrive | EA Forums - 11500624 

Could it be they just sold less ?

I honestly am not sure where my sims were when they got the bills so I will have to make note of that. They haven't been going anywhere lately unless they need to feed because of taking care of two toddlers. 

Clean meaning an install that had never been touched by a mod or cc period. And yes, I am like 99.9% sure I am not crazy and that this problem goes on regardless to some extent. I removed mccc so I will do some bills again and also make note of my sim's location when they receive the bill just to  be sure and I will let you know asap.