Electricity Costs A Cut And Paste
It's "Reality Check Time"
and below is a cut n paste from the San Diego Union Tribune
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During the summer months of June 1 through Oct. 31, the baseline increases as energy demand rises across the state.
Customers in a standard SDG&E tiered billing system pay 27 cents per killowatt-hour in the summer and 23 cents a kilowatt-hour in the winter. If usage exceeds 130 percent of the baseline, the price then goes up to 48 cents per kilowatt-hour in the summer and 40 cents in the winter for that tier.
But if usage exceeds 400 percent — or four times the baseline amount — the rate jumps to 55 cents a kilowatt-hour in the summer and 47 cents a kilowatt-hour in the winter. This is considered the “high usage charge.”
Jones said the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) instituted the charge as a way to encourage customers to conserve energy. It applies to all ratepayers serviced by the state’s three big investor-owned utilities — SDG&E, Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison.
Yep, this caught me by surprise as well. But reality is blunt and unforgiving, whether I like it or not :)
and below is a cut n paste from the San Diego Union Tribune
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During the summer months of June 1 through Oct. 31, the baseline increases as energy demand rises across the state.
Customers in a standard SDG&E tiered billing system pay 27 cents per killowatt-hour in the summer and 23 cents a kilowatt-hour in the winter. If usage exceeds 130 percent of the baseline, the price then goes up to 48 cents per kilowatt-hour in the summer and 40 cents in the winter for that tier.
But if usage exceeds 400 percent — or four times the baseline amount — the rate jumps to 55 cents a kilowatt-hour in the summer and 47 cents a kilowatt-hour in the winter. This is considered the “high usage charge.”
Jones said the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) instituted the charge as a way to encourage customers to conserve energy. It applies to all ratepayers serviced by the state’s three big investor-owned utilities — SDG&E, Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison.
Yep, this caught me by surprise as well. But reality is blunt and unforgiving, whether I like it or not :)
