grsthegreat
Super Star Member
Here in N Idaho, were hydroelectric supplied, and the rate is $0.055/KWH.
what does your electricity cost?
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clemsonfor
Super Member
Your getting a deal!!! We pay $0.125/KWH
clemsonfor
Super Member
Here in SC on SCEG our bills in my house that I have owned for say 4.5 years has gone upclose to 0.02/kwh. Our power excluding fees is more than yours. YES my bill has gone up.
To the OP I use wood heat and I can keep my tv room up to 80+F in the winter and the rest of the house at 70ish and bed room is 66, and other 2 bedrooms is 70+.
I have no wall insulation and keeping my far bedrooms heat on say 55F and the other one on 65f my bill would run $250 in the winter months, with the stove we pay $115, unless like this last month we had 8 people in the house and they still insisted on closeing the door and running the heat pump to stay the same temp? plus all the lights and extras associated with holidays!!!
clemsonfor
Super Member
OK I was wrong I just did the math I was at $0.151/kwh for just dividing power cost by kwh. But there is one rate for like first 1000kwh and then a different one for everything above that. if I divide all the taxes fees and cost by kwh we get $0.152.
But this bill did have something like they are charging me another $25 for some weather normalization fee??
EDIT just looked up what this was and... copied from site..
"Electric Weather Normalization (WNA)
Your heating and cooling system is the biggest user of electricity in your home. When outside temperatures are unusually high or low, your energy costs can spike significantly in a given month. To help take some of that weather-driven volatility out of your electric bill, SCE&G introduced the electric Weather Normalization Adjustment – or WNA – program in August 2010.
What is the WNA and how does it work?
With WNA, you are charged for the energy you use at a rate that’s adjusted to reflect normal temperatures. “Normal” is based on average temperatures over the past 15 years for a given billing period. Each month, WNA appears on your bill as either an increase or decrease to the cost you’re paying per kilowatt hour of electricity. A minus sign in front of the WNA factor indicates your rate was adjusted down for that bill. A plus sign signifies your rate was adjusted upward.
Why did SCE&G implement the WNA?
The goal of the WNA is to reduce the effects of extremely hot or cold weather on the customer and the company. The WNA helps reduce large spikes in your electric bill during periods of extremely hot or cold weather while also allowing SCE&G to continue to recover normal operating costs and provide you with safe, reliable electric service in any weather condition..
Conceptual representation of WNA
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Will my bill adjust every month with the WNA?
It is possible that your bill will change from one bill to the next based on weather. Adjustments are indicated by an increase or decrease to the cost per kWh. A minus sign in front of the WNA factor indicates your rate was adjusted down for that bill. A plus sign signifies your rate was adjusted upward.
How is the WNA rate determined?
The method used to determine the WNA factor is approved by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSC). It is unique to each customer based on type of residence, rate and other individual billing factors. It also changes from one bill to the next based on weather.
Will the WNA make all my bills the same amount?
No. The WNA is not the same as SCE&G’s Budget Billing Plan, which totals your annual electric usage and averages it over 12 months so that your bill is the same amount each month. To learn more about Budget Billing, please visit our Budget Billing page."
Strange I just looked up rates and they say $0.128 and $0.123 for the hours over the first 800. This is the winter rate the summer rate is a few pennies more an hour. I have no idea why it adds to more than this without fees, sounds like I need to call the provider, and maybe switch my rate plan to a time of use one.
But this bill did have something like they are charging me another $25 for some weather normalization fee??
EDIT just looked up what this was and... copied from site..
"Electric Weather Normalization (WNA)
Your heating and cooling system is the biggest user of electricity in your home. When outside temperatures are unusually high or low, your energy costs can spike significantly in a given month. To help take some of that weather-driven volatility out of your electric bill, SCE&G introduced the electric Weather Normalization Adjustment – or WNA – program in August 2010.
What is the WNA and how does it work?
With WNA, you are charged for the energy you use at a rate that’s adjusted to reflect normal temperatures. “Normal” is based on average temperatures over the past 15 years for a given billing period. Each month, WNA appears on your bill as either an increase or decrease to the cost you’re paying per kilowatt hour of electricity. A minus sign in front of the WNA factor indicates your rate was adjusted down for that bill. A plus sign signifies your rate was adjusted upward.
Why did SCE&G implement the WNA?
The goal of the WNA is to reduce the effects of extremely hot or cold weather on the customer and the company. The WNA helps reduce large spikes in your electric bill during periods of extremely hot or cold weather while also allowing SCE&G to continue to recover normal operating costs and provide you with safe, reliable electric service in any weather condition..
Conceptual representation of WNA
Click to enlarge
Will my bill adjust every month with the WNA?
It is possible that your bill will change from one bill to the next based on weather. Adjustments are indicated by an increase or decrease to the cost per kWh. A minus sign in front of the WNA factor indicates your rate was adjusted down for that bill. A plus sign signifies your rate was adjusted upward.
How is the WNA rate determined?
The method used to determine the WNA factor is approved by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSC). It is unique to each customer based on type of residence, rate and other individual billing factors. It also changes from one bill to the next based on weather.
Will the WNA make all my bills the same amount?
No. The WNA is not the same as SCE&G’s Budget Billing Plan, which totals your annual electric usage and averages it over 12 months so that your bill is the same amount each month. To learn more about Budget Billing, please visit our Budget Billing page."
Strange I just looked up rates and they say $0.128 and $0.123 for the hours over the first 800. This is the winter rate the summer rate is a few pennies more an hour. I have no idea why it adds to more than this without fees, sounds like I need to call the provider, and maybe switch my rate plan to a time of use one.
300UGUY
Super Member
I am surprised that your rate is so high. Ours is .11, and that is with all the extra charges folded in. We do have a peak and off peak charge, but I only looked at the final numbers, so that .11 is a blend.
clemsonfor
Super Member
that WNA fee I mentioned put it up to .15/kwh it should be about .125/kwh, after seeing a video on this program it takes out spikes from extreme cold or hot and helps even out your rate, this is not budget billing. I have no idea why this year we got an increase i guess because this year was hotter than normal which should give me a rate increase or if it was colder than normal i would get a decrease?? Let me pay for what i use is all i want!!!
dex3361
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AEP in WV is charging 9.4 cents for the first 500KWH and then its 8.3 cents for each KWH there after plus a $5 monthly customer charge.
clemsonfor
Super Member
Man i wish i had some of yalls rates, i would not freak out as much when a random light is left on. And we even have CFL's!!
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daugen
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since it's real important to compare apples to apples, I'm not sure my "rate to compare" is the same
as your "rate to compare", which is unfortunate. But for those of us who just have one rate, it's not a huge swing.
I never switched from PECO, though the free market now has unleashed dozens of companies calling me to see if I want to buy electricity at a substantial
savings, which is rarely substantial, and at most ten percent for a limited time. But no one has called me about solar panels, not that our HOA would allow them anyway.
Those of you with hydroelectric power seemed to have the lowest rates. Many of those plants, which I've been on, are a hundred years old,
and older. And still doing their job. Awesome machinery, lots of historic brass gauges still on them, visit if you can.
No pollution, very little noise, and great fishing nearby. But then I like anything near the water.
Absolutely agree that solar and wind is the way to go in the wipe open spaces where you have a true natural resource in sun and wind.
Not sure anyone other than an engineer could look at a wind generator and think it's attractive, but then solar panels don't exactly come in camo either.
We need stealth tech for both, if you don't see them they won't bother you. Assuming you aren't flying a small plane that is...
update: anyone remember if there was ever a thread on "what's your thermostat set to?". I would find that seriously interesting, but might use up more bandwidth
than it's worth.
as your "rate to compare", which is unfortunate. But for those of us who just have one rate, it's not a huge swing.
I never switched from PECO, though the free market now has unleashed dozens of companies calling me to see if I want to buy electricity at a substantial
savings, which is rarely substantial, and at most ten percent for a limited time. But no one has called me about solar panels, not that our HOA would allow them anyway.
Those of you with hydroelectric power seemed to have the lowest rates. Many of those plants, which I've been on, are a hundred years old,
and older. And still doing their job. Awesome machinery, lots of historic brass gauges still on them, visit if you can.
No pollution, very little noise, and great fishing nearby. But then I like anything near the water.
Absolutely agree that solar and wind is the way to go in the wipe open spaces where you have a true natural resource in sun and wind.
Not sure anyone other than an engineer could look at a wind generator and think it's attractive, but then solar panels don't exactly come in camo either.
We need stealth tech for both, if you don't see them they won't bother you. Assuming you aren't flying a small plane that is...
update: anyone remember if there was ever a thread on "what's your thermostat set to?". I would find that seriously interesting, but might use up more bandwidth
than it's worth.
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SSdoxie
Elite Member
I thought my rate was high but after reading here, I will be quiet. December useage came out to $.0999 KWH. Rate hasn't changed in past 12 months.
