To what you are currently paying? I'm on Dominion Virginia Power, named here as Virginia Electric & Power. The chart has our rates at $.089 per KWH. I've noticed it being a little bit cheaper than that over the past 5 years or so..more like about .075 per KWH. The national average from the Energyguide sheets is $.085 per KWH, so we're slightly below the national average. I guess those folks in Washington State have a real free for all with power with rates below 5 cents! Any of you folks from around there? I imagine heating with electricity is a no-brainer, unlike those folks at the bottom of the list in the Northeastern states like New York, and Jersey that are paying almost 3 times as much as that...no wonder fuel oil is so popular there!
How close are these electric rates?
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lokringbob
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I work for the a public utility here in Nebraska it is kind of like the TVA but on a state level This is the
rate we have, I think it is pretty competitive.
A Monthly Basic Service Charge of: $7.50
Plus
An Energy Charge of:
Summer (June 1 through September 30)
8.21 ¢ / kWh for the first 1,000 kWh
7.81 ¢ / kWh for all additional kWh
Winter (October 1 through May 31)
7.39 ¢ / kWh for the first 100 kWh
6.30 ¢ / kWh for the next 900 kWh
3.95 ¢ / kWh for all additional kWh
A Minimum Monthly Bill of: $9.50
I work for the a public utility here in Nebraska it is kind of like the TVA but on a state level This is the
rate we have, I think it is pretty competitive.
A Monthly Basic Service Charge of: $7.50
Plus
An Energy Charge of:
Summer (June 1 through September 30)
8.21 ¢ / kWh for the first 1,000 kWh
7.81 ¢ / kWh for all additional kWh
Winter (October 1 through May 31)
7.39 ¢ / kWh for the first 100 kWh
6.30 ¢ / kWh for the next 900 kWh
3.95 ¢ / kWh for all additional kWh
A Minimum Monthly Bill of: $9.50
KWH rate is pretty high here!
I have no choices as to provider. My city rate is currently .104 per kwh. No wonder my utility bill was almost $600.00 this summer (including gas, water, and garbage).
Last year's natural gas price was outrageous! In January the electric bill and the gas bill were $250.00 each!
It will be interesting to see if the rate per kwh drops in January.
I have no choices as to provider. My city rate is currently .104 per kwh. No wonder my utility bill was almost $600.00 this summer (including gas, water, and garbage).
Last year's natural gas price was outrageous! In January the electric bill and the gas bill were $250.00 each!
It will be interesting to see if the rate per kwh drops in January.
Last bill received for period of 10/20 thru 11/29 was for 829 KWH, $74.86, which is $0.090301/KWH. (That includes the wash-in on 10/27 weekend, which there wasn't much clothes drying or hot water involved, but there was some extra cooking and house guests for the weekend.) Local electric cooperative, the effective rate varies considerably throughout the year. Peak was 12.7 cents in April/May.
I haven't got our first bill yet for this house and I'm anxious to see it actually, see it, not pay it.. LOL
Other than the diningroom chandelier and the foyer small chandelier I've switched out every lightbulb for CFL's so my fingers are crossed I'll be pleased.
Other than the diningroom chandelier and the foyer small chandelier I've switched out every lightbulb for CFL's so my fingers are crossed I'll be pleased.
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No one ever said Maui was going to be cheap...
I really had no idea what our electric rates are- I just know that everyone crabs about how high it is. Martha and Mark told us the some months they pay close to $400. The reason I am so blissfully ignorant about the rates here is that our electric is included with our rent (Thank You Ed and Kathy!!! Best landlords on earth!) I still try to be careful about wasting electricity, unlike my landlord's daughter, who lives in the main house. She capriciously leaves light burn and runs her A/C even in the winter-foolishness!
Anyway here is a link to Hawai'i electric rates. Hope you are sitting down...
I really had no idea what our electric rates are- I just know that everyone crabs about how high it is. Martha and Mark told us the some months they pay close to $400. The reason I am so blissfully ignorant about the rates here is that our electric is included with our rent (Thank You Ed and Kathy!!! Best landlords on earth!) I still try to be careful about wasting electricity, unlike my landlord's daughter, who lives in the main house. She capriciously leaves light burn and runs her A/C even in the winter-foolishness!
Anyway here is a link to Hawai'i electric rates. Hope you are sitting down...
The (flourescent) light at the end of the tunnel!
Hey Pete!
I've been doing the switch-out on the bulbs as well! I like the fact that they stay cool (no more melting retro lampshades), last longer, and in the long run, cost less to use.
It has taken a bit of getting used to. The flourescent floods in the laundry room take a bit to brighten up, but the light is great! The newest acquisition...a flourescent three-way bulb. I'm impressed! Next...flourescent bug lites! Say YAY!
Hey Pete!
I've been doing the switch-out on the bulbs as well! I like the fact that they stay cool (no more melting retro lampshades), last longer, and in the long run, cost less to use.
It has taken a bit of getting used to. The flourescent floods in the laundry room take a bit to brighten up, but the light is great! The newest acquisition...a flourescent three-way bulb. I'm impressed! Next...flourescent bug lites! Say YAY!
irishwashguy
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EEEK!!!!
That is pretty expensive DAVE!!!
Where I live, it is about 7.5 cents per kilowat hour, I also pay a little more for green source.We do have it alot cheaper than alot of places. My house is all electric everything. My bill in the Summer, granted that I do not have air conditioning, it just does not get super hot in the summer, three days are unbearable, I am at 39.00 usually. Winter wtih the heat it is about 110.00 per month. That is considering that I am running two refrigerators, my water heater, cooking, washer and dryer and everything else. We have Portland General Electric
"PGE, we do this everyday"
That is pretty expensive DAVE!!!
Where I live, it is about 7.5 cents per kilowat hour, I also pay a little more for green source.We do have it alot cheaper than alot of places. My house is all electric everything. My bill in the Summer, granted that I do not have air conditioning, it just does not get super hot in the summer, three days are unbearable, I am at 39.00 usually. Winter wtih the heat it is about 110.00 per month. That is considering that I am running two refrigerators, my water heater, cooking, washer and dryer and everything else. We have Portland General Electric
"PGE, we do this everyday"
I'm telling you here on Long Island and in NYC, we LAUGH at what all of you complain bitterly about in terms of electic bills.
Wanna live here?
Rule#1: Thou shalt not have electric heat.
Rule#2: Thou shalt not have an electric hot water heater.
Rule#3: All cooking shall be gas, unless there is none available.
Rule #4, All clothes drying shall be gas, unless there is none avaialable.
It is nearly inconceivable to me at how inexpensive electrical energy is outside my area.
(BTW in the true sense of the word, cheap means poor quality, or is now used to mean a stingy person!)
One of the factors IMHO is that peak demand in this insanely densely populated area calls for diesel generators that are phenomenally expensive to run.
Similarly all electric lines are underground BY LAW in NYC. Every time a street is dug-up and repaved, it costs.
Wanna live here?
Rule#1: Thou shalt not have electric heat.
Rule#2: Thou shalt not have an electric hot water heater.
Rule#3: All cooking shall be gas, unless there is none available.
Rule #4, All clothes drying shall be gas, unless there is none avaialable.
It is nearly inconceivable to me at how inexpensive electrical energy is outside my area.
(BTW in the true sense of the word, cheap means poor quality, or is now used to mean a stingy person!)
One of the factors IMHO is that peak demand in this insanely densely populated area calls for diesel generators that are phenomenally expensive to run.
Similarly all electric lines are underground BY LAW in NYC. Every time a street is dug-up and repaved, it costs.
Wussies!
LOL central air here? $450 for a bad month EASY.
LOL central air here? $450 for a bad month EASY.
I wonder where the yellow went.....
This thread has prompted me to start another......
Thread #9673....Fluorescents or Not????..>>>>You be the Judge!
This thread has prompted me to start another......
Thread #9673....Fluorescents or Not????..>>>>You be the Judge!
Toggle:
What's scary is that our hot water, heat, and dryer are natural gas. Ok, the stove is electric, but you know how I cook! LOL
Our price per kwh still seems to be pretty high compared to some of the others around the country.
Gary: I posted about those flourescents on your thread. YIKES!
What's scary is that our hot water, heat, and dryer are natural gas. Ok, the stove is electric, but you know how I cook! LOL
Our price per kwh still seems to be pretty high compared to some of the others around the country.
Gary: I posted about those flourescents on your thread. YIKES!
well I guess in TX you stick a pipe in the ground anywhere and get gas, so it makes sense to use it everywhere possible.
I'll bet the heat is not gas...
For the number of days it gets used in you climate, builders are probably reluctant to spend the money on a gas-fired furnace when simple inexpensive (to install) resistance electric coils will do in the air-conditioning ducts or air-handler.
Venus: gas cooking is too hot for most places south of the Mason-Dixon line, IMHO!
I'll bet the heat is not gas...
For the number of days it gets used in you climate, builders are probably reluctant to spend the money on a gas-fired furnace when simple inexpensive (to install) resistance electric coils will do in the air-conditioning ducts or air-handler.
Venus: gas cooking is too hot for most places south of the Mason-Dixon line, IMHO!
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I don't know what mine is per kwh, but it's cheaper than in Minnesota. There in an apt. with a gas range during non air conditioning time it was about $23-25 per month. Here with a gas range it's around $35 for 2 months (we are billed bimonthly).
My provider is LA Dept. of Water and Power. There's another provider some places have, something Edison, and they're expensive. The more you use, the more they charge (shouldn't it be the other way around?)
My provider is LA Dept. of Water and Power. There's another provider some places have, something Edison, and they're expensive. The more you use, the more they charge (shouldn't it be the other way around?)
Sometimes a basic allotment of say 250+/- KWH is at a lower rate per unit. Then the charges go up for those additional units above the allotment of power.
BTW, All-electric homes that use huge amounts of power are often granted a "sweet-heart" (good & low) rate.
BTW, All-electric homes that use huge amounts of power are often granted a "sweet-heart" (good & low) rate.
What's it gonna cost me?
Comparative energy cost calculator.
The heat content of various fuels and energy sources is provided. Add in your local rates, tweak here and there and VOILA!
Comparative energy cost calculator.
The heat content of various fuels and energy sources is provided. Add in your local rates, tweak here and there and VOILA!
You are all electrifying. Your house is not. (all electric)!
