How do I get older utility bills for a certain home?
The historic utility usage at a specific property address can only be given in a few ways. One way is if you know the previous occupants, in which case you can just ask them. If this is a rental, sometimes the landlord might have this information, but that will rarely be the case. So the best way is to actually contact the utility company and ask them if that is information they can give you. Of course, different people will have different usage patterns, so the historic usage might not be completely relevant for you. You could be looking at a previous occupant's heating bill for example, and that occupant kept the heat up high (say 80 degrees Fahrenheit), and that makes the bill look really high, and it might cause you to think badly regarding that address (like poor insulation) - and you would be comfortable with the heat at a much lower temperature (say 70 degrees Fahrenheit) and your bill would then really be more like the average address in that area.