What's standard monthly cost for electric?

Our apartment is probably 900-1000SF, but we do have central AC units in 3 rooms + kitchen, and I'd guess our usage is a bit higher than normal. We average around $200/month. It's much higher ($350-$400) in the summer, but lower in the other months.

You are way ahead of the game! There was a huge increase in electricity costs beginning August 1 of this year.

I have a 2Bed/1Bath, approx. 875 square feet. I do have HVAC, not window units. My bill used to average around $80-$85/month and up to a maximum of $250 during the summer months, (and that is not being frugal and was the highest bill ever). This August I received a record high electric bill for $550 - no lie! There was a $175 delivery charge and the rest was usage!! Needless to say, the AC was turned off immediately. Apparently the delivery charge increases as the usage goes up.

My apartment is a 3 year old duplex on the ground floor and cellar of approx 950 sq ft. I have 2 through the wall air conditioners of 10,000 BTU's each, but only rarely use both at once. During the summer months I was running one of the A/C's 24/7 at 68 degrees with my utility bill running around $150 during the summer of 2007. This summer the same usage pushed that bill up to $225. During non-A/C month's the utility bill was around $85-100 month.

I imagine that higher floors would have higher summer utility bills as heat rises. Honestly when I used the cellar only a fan was neccessary which is much cheaper than A/C.

Watch out for electric heat systems.

The variable part of the bill (delivery supply taxes) ranges from 20-30c per kilowatt hour depending on the season and oil/natural gas prices. For a 700 sf 1 bedroom, we are using 200-250 kwh a month, and we watching it closely (A/C or heat only on in one room and a minority of the time, CFLs everywhere). Add the basic service charge and our bill has ranged from $50-85 last 12 months.

It can depend on how much sun your apartment gets--if the place bakes in the summer you'll see higher usage bills for AC. Same principal can apply if your place has electric heat--a corner apartment, say, will require more juice for heating in the winter. Also, the fridge eats a lot of energy--there can be quite a difference in usage depending on size.

Sounds like you have a pretty decent deal, though--30$ a month for electric for a 1200 square ft apartment ain't too shabby. If your rent is good, I'd probably stay put--who knows what's going to happen to energy prices going forward?