yeah electricity bills are up for sure. ive recently re-let my fully furnished apartment but took out the bills included offer, previous tenants ran the a/c, tv, computers, other crap non stop, was costing me a fortune
yeah i know a few ppl in melbourne who rented a fully furnished apartment in freshwater place - that includes the foxtel, electricity etc.
A/C is on 24/7 during summer, heater on eventhough no one is at home. TV is one etc. lots of abuse of the system. though they were paying close to 1K per week for a 2 bedder.