View Full Version : Electric rates?


QuilterMom
11-30-2004, 09:15 PM
Just curious what everyone's electric rates are around the country.

Ours are currently as follows, but we know we have an increase coming in January. :(


Non-fuel energy charge:
- First 750 KWH $0.040470/KWH
- Over 750 KWH $0.049770/KWH

Fuel charge:
- $0.037500/KWH

Franchise charge:
- $3.67

plus tax

homesteadmamma
11-30-2004, 09:42 PM
Kim, I'll post ours tomorrow. We do have 2 raises coming in 2005, the first in Feb. and I can't remember when the next one is. But it will give you a general idea. I'm too tired to do it tonight.

Great thread!!

QuilterMom
12-01-2004, 02:56 PM
:bump:

homesteadmamma
12-01-2004, 03:58 PM
Here are our electrical rates:

Basic Charge $12.50
350 kwh .05780
Over 350 kwh .05496

We also pay 7% provincial tax and 7% GST

QuilterMom
12-01-2004, 04:45 PM
Goodness that's high compared to mine! I hate to see what mine will be with the upcoming increase (and potential increase beyond that to replenish the hurricane ermgency fund), but I really hate to know what yours are going to be with an increase!


Anyone else?

homesteadmamma
12-01-2004, 04:53 PM
Kim the sad part is were suppose to have the lowest rates in Canada province wise and we EXPORT much of our electricity to the States.

Strawberry
12-02-2004, 02:50 PM
Here's ours

Basic charge: 0.12190/day
Usage charge: 390 kwh @ 0.06190/kwh

plus taxes

Kimmomo3
12-02-2004, 09:27 PM
regular.07
off peak .04
hot water heater and floor heat on off peak

afrugalmom
12-05-2004, 12:39 PM
Ours our
.04420 for energy
.03534 for fuel adjustment
customer charge of 9.75 monthly plus taxes

Our's will be going up again in January. We have a cooperative electric company though and we normally get a refund/rebate in December and May. It is based on how long you have been with them and what your usuage is.

Our electic is *always* more than $130. :( In the summers it hits 195.00 - :( I really need to try to lower it, but everything I have tried doesn't lower it. :( What am I doing wrong?!?! LOL

afrugalmom
12-05-2004, 12:40 PM
We also don't have off peak times or anything like that - it's the same price no matter what time of day it is. :(

kimmee
12-05-2004, 12:55 PM
I just figured out something interesting when I pulled out our bills to post our rates - Our rate for gas is 77¢ per CCF , and our total would be then $45.43 but they have $49.71, so I looked back at all of the bills and sure enough they are all about $4-6 different than what the total should be and there is no justification - we have given them an extra $38.56 this year!! and thats on top of our gas rates just going up this month - electric goes up this month too - and I will post that when we get our bill.

QuilterMom
12-05-2004, 07:02 PM
afrugalmom - We don't have the off peak option here either.

Do you have energy star certified appliances (use less electric than older models)? Do you hang any laundry to dry or always use the dryer? Do you use the stovetop and oven for preparing all meals? (Just trying to think of things that would run up the bill).

afrugalmom
12-05-2004, 07:21 PM
All of our appliances are 3 years old or newer. I don't hang laundry out very often and we do alot of laundry. But even when I did hang out all the laundry I was only saving about $5 a month. :( So I really didn't think it was worth all the effort - kwim?
But maybe I should go back to hanging it out for awhile.

I use the stovetop mostly for cooking. We use the micro for breakfasts and lunches or eat cold things. So I only cook once a day on the stove.

I used to bake alot, but have cut that out and still am not seeing a savings. :(

QuilterMom
12-06-2004, 09:50 AM
Does your electric service provider offer a free energy assessment/audit? Contact them to find out - they will check insulation, your appliances, your heat and a/c, etc. to see what's affecting your bill.

RuthNY
12-16-2004, 09:49 AM
Basic service (for one month) $12.25
All KWH @ 11.5523 cents

pkellyc
12-16-2004, 12:46 PM
Good grief! I recieved my electric bill yesterday I have 2 different charges listed under generation rates and 8 different charges under delivery services details. So how much do we pay? A lot I am not doing the math. Is everyones bill so complicated?

kimmee
12-16-2004, 12:55 PM
Well , we got our electric bill and we are paying $254.27 for electricity @ .00729 per KWH and a cost adjustment for energy hike of $21.46 this doesn't include our gas which is $49.71 @.76678 per CCF. This is with diligently turning lights off and not running anything extra and only having the heat on in the evening! :yikes:

DaisyLady
12-16-2004, 04:07 PM
We pay:

0.047 per kWh for the first 750
0.055 after that

plus each bill is assessed a delivery charge a regulatory charge and a debt retirement charge calculated as a percentage of teh kWh's used

Our last bill was a total of 1,480 kWh which is multiplied by a factor of 1.092 to "compensate" for electricity lost as it travels along the hydro wires
Then we were charged $61.59 for delivery, $10.27 for Regulatory charges and $10.36 for Debt Retirement charge and GST of $11.56. We don't pay provincial sales tax on electricity.