AIO? My roommates want me to keep the energy bill in my name after I've moved out
I (25F) have been living in hell (student apartments) with these two girls (both below 20) for almost a year. They've been dirty, disrespectful, loud at night, and ignorant to ever request ive given to be respectful and nothing has changed. My lease ends in july and I wont physically be living there for the remaining months until I can move into my new apartment. The lease stays in my name and ill continue to pay it until my lease ends.
Problem time: Theyre claiming i should keep the account in my name even after ive moved out to a new apartment so they dont have to pay the security deposit. Transferring account holder names comes with a deposit of about $230 and its proof the new holder has money to uphold the next continuing bills. I already payed the deposit when I took over the account from my last roommate who moved out. What these girls are claiming is that for them to avoid paying anything, I should just keep the account in my name for... the rest of my life? And if I miss any days paying THEIR bills, its going to reflect negativily on me. Their other option is having ME pay the deposit (proof of THIER credit) because im the one moving out. Which is not how that works anyway, because to transfer it, they have to call and put in their information. All of us are refusing to pay. The last option is having me cancel it and we all get a $50 charge and they open a new account. Which i want to avoid because 1) i dont think i should be paying anything and 2) i dont want to put the other girl who hasnt been a problem through having to pay for something she wasnt involved in. It shows my frustration through the texts, I know I may be in the wrong for that. But for this situation alone, am I overreacting?
Edit for more info: if i cancel, we all are given fees of $50. I want to avoid thst because I dont want to make it my other roommates problem (the other girl ive been good with.) Also to add, $50 is a lot to me since I budget and rarely have enough to pay random fees. It might not sound like a lot to some people, but its rare for me to just having extra money to spend on fees I could avoid.
Final edit: glad I didnt cancel the account like I was told to do because the new apartment im moving to uses the same company. So if I had canceled it I would have been affected negativily anyway which I am glad I didnt. When I move, the account moves with me and they'll have to open their own account and pay the deposit anyway. Thanks for all the advice and comments though.
Info: I did say previously "My lease ends in july but me, along with the only other roommate ive liked, will not be paying the months of june and july since we wont be there. Im not staying in the apartment if I dont have to, especially since its summer break." This was very poor wording on my part. What i meant was, previously (before the post and texting), me and another girl would not pay the energy bill because we wouldnt physically be there. This has since changed, and i, along with her, will continue paying regardless. But I am not breaking my lease nor leaving the others to pay the rent. I will still pay the rent and energy until my lease ends in july, I just physically wont be there and will be with my parents until I can officially move out. Thank you for all the comments bringing this up, and I apologize for wording it so badly at first.