Only for comparison, which is an proximate cost of the KWh of energy consumed from the mains in your country/town/city? (Please, refer it to US dollar to unify currency.)
Cordially Osvaldo.
Cordially Osvaldo.
I currently live in rural West Virginia. Our electricity is generated mostly by burning coal and some natural gas. The rate including all fees and taxes is $0.115 (11.5 cents) per KWH.
I used to live in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. The electricity was generated mostly by burning natural gas with two nuclear plants operating. The rate was $0.105 (10.5 cents) per KWH.
I used to live in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. The electricity was generated mostly by burning natural gas with two nuclear plants operating. The rate was $0.105 (10.5 cents) per KWH.
British Columbia, Canada.
$0.0829 CAD (0.074682 USD today) per kWh for first 1,350 kWh in an average two month billing period
$0.1243 (0.09283 USD) per kWh over the 1,350 Step 1 threshold.
Most power in BC is Hydro Electric from the dams that made Williston Lake in Central BC.
dave
$0.0829 CAD (0.074682 USD today) per kWh for first 1,350 kWh in an average two month billing period
$0.1243 (0.09283 USD) per kWh over the 1,350 Step 1 threshold.
Most power in BC is Hydro Electric from the dams that made Williston Lake in Central BC.
dave
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Many thanks to all inputs. Our governing here say that (here) electricity and energy is cheap. I have not a bill here, but I promise to send my one.
I'm paying 10.5p at the moment.
I used to pay 14.5 but then this supplier of renewable energy made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
The cheapest electricity I've seen in the UK was from a supermarket chain at 9.5p.
I used to pay 14.5 but then this supplier of renewable energy made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
The cheapest electricity I've seen in the UK was from a supermarket chain at 9.5p.
2 rates here, 'cheap' rate for heating/hot water is roughly the same as quoted for USA/Canada. Dear rate for everything else is about double. Some goes to pay for development of alternatives, nuclear plants need huge subsidy etc etc.
Doing a quick sim to include both the price of the electricity and the price of being connected to the network (contracts are fiendishly complicated around here), it comes out at about 0.2$ per kWh. This for Brussels in Belgium.
Haven't got the latest rates to hand (just recently switched to next rolling online tariff) but its somewhere in the region of £0.0519 kWh for off peak (midnight to 7am) and £0.12873 kWh day rate. Standing charge of £0.195 day.
Many thanks again.
It would be interesting to know if you can generate your own energy, and the excess, to be returned to the electricity company.
Here, in Argentina it has not legislated, but I generate more than the 50% of the energy I use. This includes light and the refrigerator, and ham radio sets. This started as a game, but with the daily power failures (Up to 3 at a day of few minutes, to up to 5 days without power) now it is a must.
It would be interesting to know if you can generate your own energy, and the excess, to be returned to the electricity company.
Here, in Argentina it has not legislated, but I generate more than the 50% of the energy I use. This includes light and the refrigerator, and ham radio sets. This started as a game, but with the daily power failures (Up to 3 at a day of few minutes, to up to 5 days without power) now it is a must.
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As far as I know you can in the UK so that you effectively use the national grid instead of battery storage.
Luckily I haven't had a power outage where I live so far.
Luckily I haven't had a power outage where I live so far.
Here in Metro Detroit the grid includes coal, nuclear, natural gas and an increasing component of renewables. The current billing rate including transmission is $0.135 per kwH. Oh and I haven't experienced an outage lasting more than a few seconds since the Great NE Blackout of 2003, when we were down for about 22 hours.
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Here in New Brunswick Canada and with our monthly bill in hand that just arrived in the mail today, it says we pay 10.59 cents/kWh. Not sure what that equals in US cents? Nonetheless I'm happy with this months bill total as I thought it would be higher 🙂
Here's the breakdown:
Amount due last month 93.57
Less payment -94.00
Your credit balance -0.43
Current charges for Sept 24-Oct 21 2016
Monthly service charge 23.21
Charges for electricity you used
on the 620 kilowatt-hours you used @ 10.59 cents/kWh 65.66
Water heater service (1-100 Liter) 6.47
HST 14.30
Amount Due $109.21
Here's the breakdown:
Amount due last month 93.57
Less payment -94.00
Your credit balance -0.43
Current charges for Sept 24-Oct 21 2016
Monthly service charge 23.21
Charges for electricity you used
on the 620 kilowatt-hours you used @ 10.59 cents/kWh 65.66
Water heater service (1-100 Liter) 6.47
HST 14.30
Amount Due $109.21
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In Ontario we have three rates.
Off peak - 8.7 cents (for those that do laundry at 2:00 AM)
midpeak - 13.2 cents
peak - 18.0 cents
However they also stick us with distribution and debt repayment charges giving Ontario the highest hydro rates in North America. Some people are having to make the choice between food and heat because of the rates.
I'll stop there, I'm getting angry.
Off peak - 8.7 cents (for those that do laundry at 2:00 AM)
midpeak - 13.2 cents
peak - 18.0 cents
However they also stick us with distribution and debt repayment charges giving Ontario the highest hydro rates in North America. Some people are having to make the choice between food and heat because of the rates.
I'll stop there, I'm getting angry.
But we do have power failures due to storms, or someone taking out a power pole (with a dead car as collateral). Usually much less than 24 hrs. We did have 2 failures one dec that lasted 18 days caused by some pretty awesome ice storms.
dave
Were we now live in Florida our electric comes from a county co-op. And the rates are surprisingly low.
$0.076 per KWH 1st 500 KWH
$0.086 per KWH 2nd 500 KWH
That's a big change from our rates in Hawaii. There we paid
$0.41 per KWH. Yeah, 41 cents a kilowatt hour plus all sorts of charges. Ouch. Solar pays for itself quickly with rates like that.
$0.076 per KWH 1st 500 KWH
$0.086 per KWH 2nd 500 KWH
That's a big change from our rates in Hawaii. There we paid
$0.41 per KWH. Yeah, 41 cents a kilowatt hour plus all sorts of charges. Ouch. Solar pays for itself quickly with rates like that.
We need more of those. Modern Fusion plants are leagues better than the ones currently in service in North America. Except for intelligently dealing with the waste, it is probably the greenest fuel we can use.
But with solar cels becoming better & cheaper, and wind generators becoming smaller and more efficient units, power generation will likely become closer to home, ie at your home.
Long Future Sustainability, clean technology and awesome ideas.
What i’d really like to see is a small plugin variable rate fusion generator — you can have 1 and a backup in your basement, when one runs out, switch to the other and send the exhausted one back for recycling.
dave
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