Summer Hideouts

I was sitting in the Espinoza residence when California deregulated electricity and the money maggots went for the jugular. The same class of people as the new owner that raised the price of the lifesaving EPI PEN 500%.

It brought forth headlines down here. People were astounded at what the utilities were being charged.

That educated the Mexicans. They learn fast.

Privatize CFE?

I
Don't
Think
So

Mexican subsidized system is a beauty, I hope they will be able to continue it for some years more.

Pesos

Talleyho69 wrote:
63.83 kwh Total bill: $108.83

Which $ ? :)

Just got our two month bill today: 26 cubic foot Inverter refrigerator/freezer, water pump and motion detector lights (LOTS of them): 63.83 kwh Total bill: $108.83

No we aren't there, but staff is in 4 times a week, and the refrigerator is basically empty, so not at it's most efficient.

Camp packed with gringos all sitting on 50A pedestals will surely kick the owner into DAC. This is passed to campers, likely with a top-up, for his trouble. $1.50 cup of coffee doesn't mean that coffee is that expensive.

Single guy paying residential rate must really try hard - all year - to get into DAC.

I have an 11.7 EER wall unit. And one time I went into DAC. Then SECOND STAGE DAC when a bunch of RV'ers insisted on 2 air conditioners going when sitting on the patio. I was faced with an EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR bi-mestral that lasted in DAC II throughout the summer and winter and spring. No more RV parks. People grin, say "Oh I won't, then they do..." Time to stay retired...

Mex, your summer rates split into basic, intermediate, and high - are subsidized.

If DAC threshold in your zone is 800 kwh bimonthly, and you draw (for example) 600 kwh, you'll pay around 600 pesos bimonthly. A whole 15 greenbacks a month.

Now, if somebody in the same 800kwh zone draws 801kwh bimonthly - there are no more subsidized rates 0.6 peso for the first 300kwh, 0.9 peso for the next 100kwh etc - instead you pay DAC rate 4.7-5.0 pesos per each kwh. Big difference. Note that 801kwh bimonthly should be your average consumption FOR A YEAR, before they kick you up to DAC.

DAC threshold zones are assigned based on the average summer temperature, hotter places will have higher threshold, can be as high as 5,000kwh bi-monthly.

Yes, Kino is drier. That's why I asked.

Side notes:

If a storm hits the cienega (swamp)

Oh, so that's what it means! A Spanish friend, visiting LA, was very surprised to see a major street called La Cienega. In his country, it means sewer.

Sure is weird to see fog with an air temp of 82F at 2AM

I was amazed by that too, again in LA. Who knew there could be warm fog?!

I also found the refrigeration info in this thread interesting and informative :B

We use the 150 kWh bi-monthly rate Nov - May then 450 kWh bi-monthly basic rate May-Nov. This does not include the intermediate 150 kWh bi-monthly rate, which is about 25% higher than the basic rate. Haven't been in DAC for a long time and I don't plan to tease with it. Data Alto Consumo. Have to make do with 600 kWh bi monthly or 300 kWh monthly. Look at your power bill in the USA then tell me how you would fare with humidity never lower than 70% and temperatures never lower than 78F. Kino Bay has higher temperatures than here but significantly lower humidity.

My Vestfrost refrigerator uses 45 amp hours per day at 24vdc. A General Electric 4cf brand new apartment refrigerator used MORE kWh than my Viking. The kids could not believe it. Lack of insulation demanded outrageously oversizing of the cooling unit and they (4) NEVER EVER shut off. The kitchens were hotter than hell. I sold all four for 30% of what I paid for them and replaced them with four SAMSUNG 12 CF refrigerators and the bi-monthly bill went down. Hotel guests made less noise about food spoilage and the School of Hard Knocks struck again.