RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!

LindsayRichards wrote:
From your use of the term hydro, I assume you are Canadian. Y'all have been net exporters of oil for a long time and now the US is a net exporter of oil. This is great for both countries. The Middle East still is affecting the price. Only two of the top 10 oil companies are American. Country owned dominate this group. I wish we had more hydro like you do. We haven't built a hydro plant in over 30 years and existing ones are throttled back due to enviro lawsuits. Your 9 cents per kw is great. We are at 13 which is about average for America except in the natural gas pipeline starved areas.

Yah, Hydro is obviously not the solution for every region. BC Hydro is adding another big Dam (project C) right now. Probably mostly for export as for the most part we already have a surplus of power. I think cheaper power is coming for lots of regions though as coal power drops off more and more. This kind of transition takes a while though as new technologies don't get incorporated into the system overnight. Its all good.

Our power bill this time of year is about 94 bucks every two months and that includes fueling (charging) the two vehicles. But we don't drive a lot. Maybe 12000 to 16000 KM per year. We have friends who commute between cities every day that do that in 3 months...and they drive a Cadillac SUV. I think they said they were paying about 800 bucks per month in gas. Ouch. Nice SUV though and a good little trailer puller. Oh well, can't have it all.