I have been experimenting with the time of use electrical rate structure. The power company said I was sure to save some money during
the Winter, but the rest of the year not so much, unless I shifted my electrical use a bit. They were pretty sure I could save at least
$45/year, if I didn't change my ways. For me the whole idea is to see if
I can save some significant amount of money, without seriously inconveniencing myself or giving up any comfort. So now I pay attention
to when I turn on the dishwasher or a load of clothes. It didn't matter before. That less than 5 cents for a kilowatt hour of "off peak" power
is mighty tempting.
I got the early results today. For half of July I was on a regular
rate structure. For the rest of the month I'll pay according to when I
used the power. Eventually I expect to get official results from the
power company. For now I'll just say that it looks like I'm saving a
small, but significant amount of money. Which means that the savings
should become even more significant during the Winter. At that rate I
can afford to keep the house a bit warmer at night. Who knows? We might
save enough to pay for a long weekend on the coast, with all the trimmings.
I got to wondering how the rest of the country lives. At ordinary
retail prices we're a bit below the national average in Oregon at 9
cents per KWh. Our ordinary rate here is about a penny less than that. I
pay attention to the power bill, but it isn't a huge deal. It becomes
much more significant in places like CA, where the average retail price
is twice that. Their power must be very ecological, or something. In New
York and New Jersey people are paying around 14 and 15 cents per KWh.
That's close to what I pay for power here during peak demand. I hope
their lights have a special glow. lol
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
TB
Technobarbarian <technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
I have been experimenting with the time of use electrical rate
structure. The power company said I was sure to save some money during
the Winter, but the rest of the year not so much, unless I shifted my
electrical use a bit. They were pretty sure I could save at least
$45/year, if I didn't change my ways. For me the whole idea is to see if
I can save some significant amount of money, without seriously
inconveniencing myself or giving up any comfort. So now I pay attention
to when I turn on the dishwasher or a load of clothes. It didn't matter
before. That less than 5 cents for a kilowatt hour of "off peak" power
is mighty tempting.
I got the early results today. For half of July I was on a regular
rate structure. For the rest of the month I'll pay according to when I
used the power. Eventually I expect to get official results from the
power company. For now I'll just say that it looks like I'm saving a
small, but significant amount of money. Which means that the savings
should become even more significant during the Winter. At that rate I
can afford to keep the house a bit warmer at night. Who knows? We might
save enough to pay for a long weekend on the coast, with all the trimmings. >>
I got to wondering how the rest of the country lives. At ordinary
retail prices we're a bit below the national average in Oregon at 9
cents per KWh. Our ordinary rate here is about a penny less than that. I
pay attention to the power bill, but it isn't a huge deal. It becomes
much more significant in places like CA, where the average retail price
is twice that. Their power must be very ecological, or something. In New
York and New Jersey people are paying around 14 and 15 cents per KWh.
That's close to what I pay for power here during peak demand. I hope
their lights have a special glow. lol
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
TB
You greedy bastard. You’ve already saved $8.7 million. Leave some for your fellow PNW libs.
On 8/6/2022 3:13 PM, George.Anthony wrote:
Technobarbarian <technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
I have been experimenting with the time of use electrical rate
structure. The power company said I was sure to save some money during
the Winter, but the rest of the year not so much, unless I shifted my
electrical use a bit. They were pretty sure I could save at least
$45/year, if I didn't change my ways. For me the whole idea is to see if >>> I can save some significant amount of money, without seriously
inconveniencing myself or giving up any comfort. So now I pay attention
to when I turn on the dishwasher or a load of clothes. It didn't matter
before. That less than 5 cents for a kilowatt hour of "off peak" power
is mighty tempting.
I got the early results today. For half of July I was on a regular
rate structure. For the rest of the month I'll pay according to when I
used the power. Eventually I expect to get official results from the
power company. For now I'll just say that it looks like I'm saving a
small, but significant amount of money. Which means that the savings
should become even more significant during the Winter. At that rate I
can afford to keep the house a bit warmer at night. Who knows? We might
save enough to pay for a long weekend on the coast, with all the trimmings. >>>
I got to wondering how the rest of the country lives. At ordinary
retail prices we're a bit below the national average in Oregon at 9
cents per KWh. Our ordinary rate here is about a penny less than that. I >>> pay attention to the power bill, but it isn't a huge deal. It becomes
much more significant in places like CA, where the average retail price
is twice that. Their power must be very ecological, or something. In New >>> York and New Jersey people are paying around 14 and 15 cents per KWh.
That's close to what I pay for power here during peak demand. I hope
their lights have a special glow. lol
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
TB
You greedy bastard. You’ve already saved $8.7 million. Leave some for your >> fellow PNW libs.
You live in a strange and hypocritical fantasy world. You claim
you aren't bothered by insults, but that's all you post.
TB
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