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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 15 hours agoHere’s my current bill:
- usage - 420 kWh
- total - $58.86 (mix of winter and summer usage)
- stated rate - $0.09-0.10/kWh for “block 1”, 0.10-0.12 for “block 2” (they charge more the more you use)
- calculated average rate (inclusive of all fees and credits) - $0.14/kWh
And here’s my previous bill (all summer usage w/ AC and whatnot):
- usage - 522 kWh
- total - $80.17
- stated rate - $0.09/kWh for “block 1,” $0.117/kWh for "block 2"
- calculated average rate - $0.154/kWh
That’s why I gave the $0.12-0.15/kWh range, because it depends on time of year, total usage, etc. It’ll probably be closer to $0.12/kWh next month since we’d use hardly any electricity (we use natural gas for heat).
czardestructo@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Thats friggin bananas. Do you live somewhere with lots of hydro power? Your cost is less than 1/3 mine…
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Nope, I live in Utah, US, which is mostly coal, natural gas, and solar, in that order, and we’ve been scaling coal back significantly and replacing it with gas and solar (and a little wind). We’re about average for the US:
That said, I heard that our local electricity company wants to hike rates, and that seems to be about $0.03/kWh. So my range would go up to $0.15-0.18/kWh, which still isn’t that crazy.