Now that I look at it Utilities do seem high. I have been looking at hydro and heat as separate numbers this is the first time I added them together in a category. Does anyone have advice on how to approach a landlord about this?
NOTE: Talking from a U.S. perspective.
Do you get the bills for the hydro and heat? Or does your landlord get the bills? Is your bill the same every month or does it vary? I would see if you could get a copy of both bills, and especially useful would be a history of monthly usage.
If your bills vary from month to month, see if the utility company can set up a plan where you pay an average cost each month, instead of paying very little in the summer for heat, and a huge amount in the winter it will smooth out what you pay over the year. It doesn't save you money, but it evens out the payments so you can predict your expenses a little better.
As far as actual savings, cutting usage is about all you can do. In a rental situation where you are paying the utilities, your landlord doesn't have much incentive to help you by paying for efficiency improvements (insulation, etc.) In the winter you can put plastic on your windows, wear sweaters, channel ambient heat from other appliances (i.e. if you bake, you can let the oven cool off by releasing heat into your apartment, though that might not work so well when your baby learns to walk.)