I only care about my water use because it’s the only thing on my water bill I have any control over. I have seven-eight things itemized I get billed for, water use is only one, and it’s the only one I can directly control. All the others are maintenance fees, service fees, metro shared service fees, etc. Those are fixed and always rise.
My water bill is 75-78% things other than my water usage. And that is with me watching how I use my water.
These assholes sit there and talk about lowering your usage like it’s going to help our bottom line. How can it really if 75-78% of what I am paying has nothing to do with my personal water usage.
How it typically works is you cut your water use (or electric, or whatever) and when enough others join you the utility no longer generates enough revenue to cover their fixed overheads. So they apply for a rate increase.