Is that really necessay?
Brutal
chuck
Guys, you seem very knowledgeable and intelligent, but also very naive as consumers.
My total cost for electricity to come out of my outlets over the last year. = $1928
The total KWH for the last year = 12 346
My experienced cost of electricity as it comes out of my outlets ‘on average’ is = 15.6 cents / KWH. [the 18.7 cents / KWH must have been based off of one of my more expensive bills]
Add 10% to 15.6 [comes into effect May first] = 17.16 cents / KWH. [Also on May 1st we switch to summer pricing]
For the ease of shopping and comparing I will likely assume a 20 cents / KWH or a 15 cents / KWH.
To say that electricity costs 6.7 cents/kWh for off-peak, 10.4 cents/kWh for mid-peak and 12.4 cents/kWh during peak demand times does not take into account all the ‘other fees’ as it should. We pay them, thus it is a cost for us to have electricity. It’s a no brainier.
To do otherwise is like saying the cost of driving a car is only the cost of the gasoline you put into it, and we all know there is car payments, insurance, repairs, etc.