Electrical Usage when Camping
just curious since electrical costs especially here in Ontario are astronomical who leaves their ac and water heater on constantly? we shut off the ac except when we're actually in the trailer f...
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travelnutz wrote:There is no such thing as "free hydro power". Have you ever priced out the cost to build a dam high enough to get power from water? Then add to that the cost of land acquisition you need to contain the water that is impounded behind the dam and you'll soon figure out water ain't free. The recently completed Three Gorges dam in China cost $30B in US dollars (yes that is billion). A typical natural gas fired plant can be built for a mere $6M - $7M; however it cost more to operate per Kwh. Now lets talk about gouging and fleecing.
High electric cost must be a Canada/Ontario mandated add-on cost as they even use a lot of free hydro power to generate their electric power. Sounds like somebody is gouging and fleecing!
