How much does electricity cost in California?
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XMan
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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This could be interesting, let's compare electric bills. I just got mine.
Service From / Days:
4/30/2001 - 5/31/2001 - 31
Pres Read: 44010
Prev Read: 43930
Mult : 1.0 (Residential Service)
KWH Used : 80
Current Bill Information
Electric : 5.31
Consumer Charge: 5.60
Occupational Surcharge: .25
County Tax: .22
City Tax: .25
Total Current Bill: 11.63
Service From / Days:
4/30/2001 - 5/31/2001 - 31
Pres Read: 44010
Prev Read: 43930
Mult : 1.0 (Residential Service)
KWH Used : 80
Current Bill Information
Electric : 5.31
Consumer Charge: 5.60
Occupational Surcharge: .25
County Tax: .22
City Tax: .25
Total Current Bill: 11.63
Here's my latest bill
Basic charge = 30 days x $0.02500 = $0.75
Baseline Energy= 367 kWh x 0.12009 = $44.07
10% reduction = ($4.48)
EPS (emergency procurement surcharge BASTARDS) = $3.67
Total = $44.01
So compare that to what you guys are paying...... BASTARDS!!!!! :|
$1.47 average daily cost. Can anyone beat this?
I've got two computers on 24/7. celing fans on most of the time cuz I dont dare use AC.
But I've never met the baseline yet. I pitty those that do, especially in the coming months because they are gonna have a different billing system.
101-120% of baseline etc...
Now who want to live out here???
Basic charge = 30 days x $0.02500 = $0.75
Baseline Energy= 367 kWh x 0.12009 = $44.07
10% reduction = ($4.48)
EPS (emergency procurement surcharge BASTARDS) = $3.67
Total = $44.01
So compare that to what you guys are paying...... BASTARDS!!!!! :|
$1.47 average daily cost. Can anyone beat this?
I've got two computers on 24/7. celing fans on most of the time cuz I dont dare use AC.
But I've never met the baseline yet. I pitty those that do, especially in the coming months because they are gonna have a different billing system.
101-120% of baseline etc...
Now who want to live out here???
XMan
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
- 12,513
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So compare that to what you guys are paying...... BASTARDS!!!!!
Huh?!?
Let's compare here - I used 80 KWH, you used 367, or about 4.6 times the amount of electricity than I did. My bill = $11.63, yours = $44.01. You paid 3.7 times as much as I did. In other words, you're paying about twelve cents a killowat hour. I'm paying 14.5 cents.
In other words . . .
Kwitcherbitchin!
Huh?!?
Let's compare here - I used 80 KWH, you used 367, or about 4.6 times the amount of electricity than I did. My bill = $11.63, yours = $44.01. You paid 3.7 times as much as I did. In other words, you're paying about twelve cents a killowat hour. I'm paying 14.5 cents.
In other words . . .
Kwitcherbitchin!
Yeah, but my gripe is I was paying $25/month! It's almost double! So I'm gonna keep my bitchin!
Hehehe
Hehehe
XMan
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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Yeah, but my gripe is I was paying $25/month! It's almost double! So I'm gonna keep my bitchin!
Sigh.
Some of you Californians are amazing . . . you're paying less for each comparitive unit of electricity than we in Colorado are, and it's still not good enough.
Here's a tip - want to pay less for your electric bill? Don't use electricity. I don't turn on any lights in my house until at least 8 or 9PM, and I generally go to bed around 11. Don't leave the AC running constantly, just keep a few windows open and get a nice breeze going. Yes, my computers are on 24/7, but the power save mode seems to be remarkably economical as I'd guess they are 50% of my total bill.
Sigh.
Some of you Californians are amazing . . . you're paying less for each comparitive unit of electricity than we in Colorado are, and it's still not good enough.
Here's a tip - want to pay less for your electric bill? Don't use electricity. I don't turn on any lights in my house until at least 8 or 9PM, and I generally go to bed around 11. Don't leave the AC running constantly, just keep a few windows open and get a nice breeze going. Yes, my computers are on 24/7, but the power save mode seems to be remarkably economical as I'd guess they are 50% of my total bill.
I live in LA and they charge us every 2 months:
Energy Used: 902KWH
Meter total: $94.19
Daily Average: $1.54
That's 2 computers, 2 TVs (generally only at night), fridge, dishwasher and lights...
Energy Used: 902KWH
Meter total: $94.19
Daily Average: $1.54
That's 2 computers, 2 TVs (generally only at night), fridge, dishwasher and lights...
Hamburgerpimp
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- Aug 15, 2000
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That's what I figured. The media doesn't address the fact that the rate in Ca. is too low to support the utility companies.The people want to pay less than it cost and the politicians want the reast of the country to chip in. Let'em suffer! Pay like the rst of us.
Well what happened in CA was that when deregulation occurred, they had set a cap on what suppliers could charge the customers. This was probably one of the most boneheaded decisions ever made. So while we enjoyed low consumer prices, the power plants were rasiing their prices o na regular basis. Well what happens is that the utility companies were losing tons of money. Not pulling enough profit, and that's why you see PG&E filing for bankruptcy and SCE raising prices. I know that we have lower prices than other places, but when you see your utility bill double in price within a month, well that gets you kinds pissed.
I have no problem if they had raised prices gradualy. On top of that, we're paying alot more for gas prices as well. The whole situation is looking like crap. From paying $1.40 at the beginning of the year per gallon to paying over $2.00/gal currently. It all adds up. I'm seeing a decrease in the number of people going out on the weekends and in the restaurants.
I guess my situation is a little different then others. My computers are being USED most of the day. 10-12 hours. I work at home. I don't use AC as posted above, and lights, well its sunny california right? But we'll see how this will affect everything else around here. With this whole 'scare' of a economic slow down, people here are trying to save as much as possible.
(well not me, hehehe, just bought that damn hot deal of a server)
I have no problem if they had raised prices gradualy. On top of that, we're paying alot more for gas prices as well. The whole situation is looking like crap. From paying $1.40 at the beginning of the year per gallon to paying over $2.00/gal currently. It all adds up. I'm seeing a decrease in the number of people going out on the weekends and in the restaurants.
I guess my situation is a little different then others. My computers are being USED most of the day. 10-12 hours. I work at home. I don't use AC as posted above, and lights, well its sunny california right? But we'll see how this will affect everything else around here. With this whole 'scare' of a economic slow down, people here are trying to save as much as possible.
(well not me, hehehe, just bought that damn hot deal of a server)
XMan
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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I know that we have lower prices than other places, but when you see your utility bill double in price within a month, well that gets you kinds pissed.
If the prices per kilowatt hour the California people have posted to this thread are typical, I am now definitely against any form of price caps and or relief for Californians. Gas prices here in Colorado are two bucks a gallon, too, and we're paying more per kilowatt hour of electricity, too. Sure, you bills have doubled - but you're paying the same fair market value or less that everybody else in the country is paying.
If the prices per kilowatt hour the California people have posted to this thread are typical, I am now definitely against any form of price caps and or relief for Californians. Gas prices here in Colorado are two bucks a gallon, too, and we're paying more per kilowatt hour of electricity, too. Sure, you bills have doubled - but you're paying the same fair market value or less that everybody else in the country is paying.
Don't get mad at me, I just moved here. It might also be worth noting that I have LA Dept. of Water and Power and NOT Edison or the others that are in trouble. DWP is one of the few that did something right and don't have a problem. I've never had the power go out and my electric bills are never higher than $130 for 2 months. I think the media in other parts of the country don't cover the story as in depth and so everyone thinks that California is dark and paying through the nose.
It might also be worth noting that I have LA Dept. of Water and Power and NOT Edison or the others that are in trouble. DWP is one of the few that did something right and don't have a problem. I've never had the power go out and my electric bills are never higher than $130 for 2 months. I think the media in other parts of the country don't cover the story as in depth and so everyone thinks that California is dark and paying through the nose.Last Month
(Alabama)
Usage = 725 kWh
Total Cost = 58.73
So that's about 0.081006896551724137931034482758621 cents per kWh
Ala Gross Receipts Tax 2.30
Grand Total Last Month = $61.03 or 2.10 per day (29 days)
(Alabama)
Usage = 725 kWh
Total Cost = 58.73
So that's about 0.081006896551724137931034482758621 cents per kWh
Ala Gross Receipts Tax 2.30
Grand Total Last Month = $61.03 or 2.10 per day (29 days)
Jeez, that's only ten cents per kilowatt hour!
I thought you guys were paying out the nose for power?
nope the utilities and the state are though. these costs have yet to be passed on to consumers. and that is why one of the utilities has gone bankrupt and the other is billions in debt. and the democrats think theres an open market in cali, what idiots.
I thought you guys were paying out the nose for power?
nope the utilities and the state are though. these costs have yet to be passed on to consumers. and that is why one of the utilities has gone bankrupt and the other is billions in debt. and the democrats think theres an open market in cali, what idiots.
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