DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky join:2012-06-01 Kill Devil Hills, NC |
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Re: The renovation continues ... today new 400 amp service!said by pandora:said by Draiman:It breaks down to about 8.5 cents a Kwh for delivery and another 8.5 cents per Kwh for supplier for a total cost of 17 cents per Kwh fixed no matter what here. Then they have a surcharge they add if you exceed 1,000 Kwh a month. That raises the rate to about 20 cents per Kwh for all Kwh's over 1,000. I'd be in trouble with a 1,000 Kwh limit. Fortunately that doesn't exist in Connecticut (yet). It's not a limit just an escalator to make people pay more for what they deem 'excessive' usage. I'm sure if Massachusetts can get away with it the other states won't be far behind. |
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hitachi369Embrace Your Rights Premium Member join:2001-10-03 Cincinnati, OH |
MI, or at least my energy provider, has a bump at 600 Kwh. |
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pandora Premium Member join:2001-06-01 Outland |
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said by Draiman:It's not a limit just an escalator to make people pay more for what they deem 'excessive' usage. I'm sure if Massachusetts can get away with it the other states won't be far behind. My electric bill runs anywhere from 2,500 to 3,000 Kwh per month, depending on season and activity in the home. That's before we increase the size of our home. Shouldn't the limit vary by home size and number of people residing in it? |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky join:2012-06-01 Kill Devil Hills, NC |
said by pandora:said by Draiman:It's not a limit just an escalator to make people pay more for what they deem 'excessive' usage. I'm sure if Massachusetts can get away with it the other states won't be far behind. My electric bill runs anywhere from 2,500 to 3,000 Kwh per month, depending on season and activity in the home. That's before we increase the size of our home. Shouldn't the limit vary by home size and number of people residing in it? I think it should be as well. Why should a 2 bedroom condo and a 4 bedroom house be held to the same standard after all. I guess they figure if you can use more then 1,000 Kwh then you can afford the extra 3 cents a Kwh too. |
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leibold MVM join:2002-07-09 Sunnyvale, CA Netgear CG3000DCR ZyXEL P-663HN-51
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said by pandora:Shouldn't the limit vary by home size and number of people residing in it? It kind of does here. The utility sets a baseline amount that is based in part on the type of home, whether gas or electricity is used for hot water and heating as well as the climate zone it is located in (determining the number of heating or cooling days). That calculated baseline amount is less (50-60% in summer, 60-70% in winter) then what a typical home would consume as "an incentive to conserve energy" meaning that nearly everybody pays more then tier 1 rates (up to 100% of baseline). In total there are 5 tiers with pricing going up significantly after tier 2 (101% to 130% of baseline). From personal experience it is no problem at all to get into tier 5 (over 300% of baseline). Shouldn't it get cheaper if you buy in bulk ? |
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pandora Premium Member join:2001-06-01 Outland |
pandora
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2012-Dec-6 3:30 pm
said by leibold:Shouldn't it get cheaper if you buy in bulk ? I defer to my current signature. |
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kherr Premium Member join:2000-09-04 Collinsville, IL |
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said by leibold:Shouldn't it get cheaper if you buy in bulk ? The more you use, the bigger their capacity has to be. Whether they buy more off the grid or build larger generating capacity. There was an article here quite some time ago where the NSA was building a data center (spy center) in CO where they will us $45M a year just for electric. I forgot how many of 100,000s of square feet it is going to be. Needless to say, they will have there own sub station .... |
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sk1939 Premium Member join:2010-10-23 Frederick, MD ARRIS SB8200 Ubiquiti UDM-Pro Juniper SRX320
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sk1939
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2012-Dec-8 4:25 pm
said by kherr:said by leibold:Shouldn't it get cheaper if you buy in bulk ? Needless to say, they will have there own sub station .... Doesn't surprise me considering HQ has it's own power generating station. |
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