Winter electricity bills...

[woodgeek]

not a great question, the ole sum of the parts answer. after asking I refreshed this old brain. you still have a tremendous rate for your power, would love to trade.

I've got a 8.4 cent Wind power generation contract Jan13 to Jan15, current contracts are up around 9-10. Delivery varies, but is currently down to 4 cents. Total = 12.4 cents + $7/mo flat service charge. No complaints.

Of course, in MA part of your bill is paying for the MassSave program...in PA I had to pay for the whole of my retrofit work, and just got a 0% 10 year 'energy loan' to pay for it.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

I've got a 8.4 cent Wind power generation contract Jan13 to Jan15, current contracts are up around 9-10. Delivery varies, but is currently down to 4 cents. Total = 12.4 cents + $7/mo flat service charge. No complaints.

Of course, in MA part of your bill is paying for the MassSave program...in PA I had to pay for the whole of my retrofit work, and just got a 0% 10 year 'energy loan' to pay for it.

mass save cost me $400.00 this year. jeez could have gone out to the diner once in awhile? thanks for the translation!

 

[blades]

Great racket, build something to generate power charge the locals for it, ship the generated power somewhere else for a profit, and puff out chest about created jobs.

 

[wenger7446]

My bill for a very cold February came in at 2667 kWhr, with 100% electric heat using my HP and electric backup. My baseload is ~600kWh/mo, so I used ~2000 kWhr for heat, costing me $250. About 2/3rds goes to a wind farm in western PA, and the other 1/3 goes to my local utility for delivery.

Heating 2250 sq ft at an average outdoor temp of 30°F for the month, I think $250 is aok. Its prob close to what CSD would cost me with a EPA stove. In 2005, I would have needed ~250 gallons of #2 fuel oil, $1000 at current rates, and 3 tons of CO2 emission.

The bill says I used nearly the same amount as Feb 2013, despite that month being 6°F warmer. This is consistent with my energy retrofit last summer reducing my usage by at least 20%. I figure it more like a 25% reduction, and I still called more aux due to the cold weather.

Do you know how much wood you used during that time?

 

[blades]

Around here every-time I manage to do something to knock my energy usage down a couple percent the utility raises the prices, or adds some new type of fee as a % of usage, vicious circle since the late 70's.

 

[woodgeek]

Do you know how much wood you used during that time?

I'm a recreational burner only, but when we were without grid power for three days, I prob burned 1/10th cord in my inefficient pre-EPA stove. Otherwise I suppose my elec heat bill would have been 10% higher.

 

[Beer Belly]

Whenever the Wife and I would house hunt, we wouldn't even step out of the car once we saw "Electric" listed as a heat source.....

 

[billb3]

I try to keep the electric usage down to 100kwh/mo

That used to translate to $20 / mo orquite often less but with rates up to $0.21/kwh that doesn't happen any more.
No NG here, just electric and HHO.