power consumption

Question for Jdwek and Drubin (and others) - out of curiosity how much do you pay per unit for your electricity? Be interested to compare your costs with ours here in the UK, thanks, regards, Richard

Hi Richard: 12 to 13 cents per kWh for Edison Co. in LA. Our average monthly consumption is around 300 kWh's and I assume that we are quite frugal as the main consumption is from the Hifi's, the computer and the fridge (no A/C, we have gas appliances and lighting is on the light side:-).

Hello Dekay, thanks for that. Interseting as we pay around 12 cents per kWh (or unit) at peak rate (7am til midnight) and then 3 cents per kWh during the night. Plus 5% tax and also we get "stung" for high standing charges every quarter. Regards, Richard

Richard: We were eligible for a 20% (I think) discount for X amount of months usage, but went over the base line usage (the power company's estimate) and did not qualify. So, there is an incentive, in the system, to lower one's consumption. We went over due to me burning in a bunch of cable 7/24 in April and May, I am certain. I guess that this is a good example of a mute point. I wonder if the rates go higher if one uses a lot more power than we do or goes "way" over the base line? We have a neighbor who runs the A\C all day long (for her dog) and I will take a look at her bill to see if this is the case. It seems that there would be a penalty as well as a discount.

Dekay, there you go again with the hairdryer getting those tubes pre-warmed.....!!! No wonder you are over your base line usage! Regards, Richard