Money Cost of electricity - Page 5

Holladay · 06-29-2022, 01:18 PM

I was wondering how come the electricity in my office was not lower after I made some serious improvements/changes.

I compared 12/21 bill vs 6/22. I about floored me.

kw/h

12/21 $0.0161
6/22 $0.0289

Holy crap that is a jump.

The company is Evergy.

This will probably end up in DC. But there are a number of posts related to money in the lounge.

Holladay · 06-30-2022, 11:35 AM

Got my bill:

Basic svr fee: $22.73
Energy use: 46.86
Demand: 12.37
Fuel used in power generation: 20.58
Property tax surcharge: 1.16
Transmission:12.69
Cost of BJ's (includes bent over): 48.50
Energy efficiency: .16
______________________________
$116.55
Sales tax: 10.80 (of course)

Total: $130.85

A couple of notable thoughts:
Energy use kw/h: 711.53 (I don't know if that is a lot?)
Average cost/day: $3.89

Keep in mind, this is for my office and no solar.

lawrenceRaider · 06-30-2022, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holladay

Got my bill:

Basic svr fee: $22.73
Energy use: 46.86
Demand: 12.37
Fuel used in power generation: 20.58
Property tax surcharge: 1.16
Transmission:12.69
Cost of BJ's (includes bent over): 48.50
Energy efficiency: .16
______________________________
$116.55
Sales tax: 10.80 (of course)

Total: $130.85

A couple of notable thoughts:
Energy use kw/h: 711.53 (I don't know if that is a lot?)
Average cost/day: $3.89

Keep in mind, this is for my office and no solar.

For Kansas that is pretty damn high. $.1839/kWh.

**Rain Man** · 06-30-2022, 12:17 PM

I got curious and looked at my last bill. My electric rate is 12.256 cents per kwH plus a base rate of $20.72, and my gas rate is 72.614 cents per therm plus a base rate of $21.54.

So if I use no energy at all, my bill will be $42.26, and then it goes up from there. (This may not be exactly right because part of the base charges are sales taxes, which are probably related to use.)

**Lzen** · 06-30-2022, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neech

How much did it cost you and how many panels did you have put on?

Did you buy solar battery's also? How much did that cost?

I am having solar panels put on next week. They are enough to replace my existing electricity usage. There will be 27 panels and they are guaranteed to produce 92% of original efficiency after 25 years. These will easily pay for themselves, especially since electricity rates always go up.

Chief Pagan · 06-30-2022, 01:34 PM

The ROI on solar depends on a lot of factors obviously.

In parts of CA, there has been a lot of solar installed so at noon there is frequently a surplus of electricity but at 5pm there isn't. This is one reason why they want to go to tiered pricing and it is going to make it harder to get the solar panels to pay for themselves. Since you have electricity when it is cheap to buy and you don't have electricity when it us expensive to buy.

Yes you can do batteries, but they are expensive. Where there is already a lot of solar, the utility isn't going to want to store a home owner's excess power at noon and give it back at 5 for free, but obviously they could be required to do so by regulation.

But solar with batteries might be the way to go.

And then people think that means they will have power when the power goes out. But that is not true by default. You usually have to pay for additional electrical work to be able to take your house off the grid to do that and that can cost thousands of dollars more.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 06-30-2022, 07:48 PM

This is why I'm putting in an 18kWh solar system with an ability to decouple myself from the grid.

Holladay · 06-30-2022, 09:59 PM

I have 24 panels at the house, ground mount out in the pasture. It was expensive. I can't sell back to the company and build up credits i.e. store on the grid. A friend in CO can store. She has a bizzillion energy credits.

A storage battery is ~15k. It would be quite expensive to re-wire my system, as mentioned before.

So, instead of paying the electric company $200-300 during the summer, I am paying a low interest payment of $300/month all year long

, But my bill for last month was $48.

I have learned that you use energy hogs during the day. Manage usage and it works well.

It will take me 10 years to pay off the loan. Not really smart on my side. The salesman was good. Gvt rebates, electric co storage (grid) ability's, "you can get the price reduced by 1/3 in the first year". NOT in my case.

Before you sign up for solar, talk to your electric utility first.

In the end, the main thing is the it "possibly" add value to the property.

scho63 · 07-01-2022, 08:41 AM

The cost of electricity is SHOCKING.

crayzkirk · 06-18-2024, 05:56 PM

The new rate plans have gone into effect for summer. Basically, the rates from 4pm to 8pm during the week are doubled. I got an email stating that to save money, I should bump my thermostat down a couple of degrees several hours before 4pm, then several degrees above where I would normally keep it at 4pm and then back down at 8pm.

Sounds like a bad idea, so being an idiot, I tried it. My results...

2pm set thermostat to 76 degrees. 4pm set thermostat to 81 degrees. 6pm the house is muggy and uncomfortable at 81 degrees. AC comes on, house is muggy still at 7pm.

So, I made the AC work harder than normal before 4pm, then try to play catch up during the most expensive time of day.

New HVAC system is about $12,000 as mine is a 1998 system with a leak and an old furnace. At least none of the people giving me bids tried to tell me it would pay for itself like the window replacement guy and $30,000 for 15 standard size windows.

06-29-2022, 01:18 PM
Holladay Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2219480	Cost of electricity I was wondering how come the electricity in my office was not lower after I made some serious improvements/changes. I compared 12/21 bill vs 6/22. I about floored me. kw/h 12/21 $0.0161 6/22 $0.0289 Holy crap that is a jump. The company is Evergy. This will probably end up in DC. But there are a number of posts related to money in the lounge.
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06-30-2022, 11:35 AM	#61
Holladay Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2219480	Got my bill: Basic svr fee: $22.73 Energy use: 46.86 Demand: 12.37 Fuel used in power generation: 20.58 Property tax surcharge: 1.16 Transmission:12.69 Cost of BJ's (includes bent over): 48.50 Energy efficiency: .16 ______________________________ $116.55 Sales tax: 10.80 (of course) Total: $130.85 A couple of notable thoughts: Energy use kw/h: 711.53 (I don't know if that is a lot?) Average cost/day: $3.89 Keep in mind, this is for my office and no solar.
Posts: 3,633

06-30-2022, 12:17 PM	#63
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2768491 VARSITY	I got curious and looked at my last bill. My electric rate is 12.256 cents per kwH plus a base rate of $20.72, and my gas rate is 72.614 cents per therm plus a base rate of $21.54. So if I use no energy at all, my bill will be $42.26, and then it goes up from there. (This may not be exactly right because part of the base charges are sales taxes, which are probably related to use.) __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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06-30-2022, 01:34 PM	#65
Chief Pagan Sometimes it's black and white Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Casino cash: $3324900	The ROI on solar depends on a lot of factors obviously. In parts of CA, there has been a lot of solar installed so at noon there is frequently a surplus of electricity but at 5pm there isn't. This is one reason why they want to go to tiered pricing and it is going to make it harder to get the solar panels to pay for themselves. Since you have electricity when it is cheap to buy and you don't have electricity when it us expensive to buy. Yes you can do batteries, but they are expensive. Where there is already a lot of solar, the utility isn't going to want to store a home owner's excess power at noon and give it back at 5 for free, but obviously they could be required to do so by regulation. But solar with batteries might be the way to go. And then people think that means they will have power when the power goes out. But that is not true by default. You usually have to pay for additional electrical work to be able to take your house off the grid to do that and that can cost thousands of dollars more. __________________ Sometimes.
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06-30-2022, 07:48 PM	#66
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7919572	This is why I'm putting in an 18kWh solar system with an ability to decouple myself from the grid. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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06-30-2022, 09:59 PM	#67
Holladay Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2219480	I have 24 panels at the house, ground mount out in the pasture. It was expensive. I can't sell back to the company and build up credits i.e. store on the grid. A friend in CO can store. She has a bizzillion energy credits. A storage battery is ~15k. It would be quite expensive to re-wire my system, as mentioned before. So, instead of paying the electric company $200-300 during the summer, I am paying a low interest payment of $300/month all year long, But my bill for last month was $48. I have learned that you use energy hogs during the day. Manage usage and it works well. It will take me 10 years to pay off the loan. Not really smart on my side. The salesman was good. Gvt rebates, electric co storage (grid) ability's, "you can get the price reduced by 1/3 in the first year". NOT in my case. Before you sign up for solar, talk to your electric utility first. In the end, the main thing is the it "possibly" add value to the property.
Posts: 3,633

07-01-2022, 08:41 AM	#68
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $2221110	The cost of electricity is SHOCKING. __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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06-18-2024, 05:56 PM	#69
crayzkirk Veteran Join Date: Nov 2016 Casino cash: $3400000	The new rate plans have gone into effect for summer. Basically, the rates from 4pm to 8pm during the week are doubled. I got an email stating that to save money, I should bump my thermostat down a couple of degrees several hours before 4pm, then several degrees above where I would normally keep it at 4pm and then back down at 8pm. Sounds like a bad idea, so being an idiot, I tried it. My results... 2pm set thermostat to 76 degrees. 4pm set thermostat to 81 degrees. 6pm the house is muggy and uncomfortable at 81 degrees. AC comes on, house is muggy still at 7pm. So, I made the AC work harder than normal before 4pm, then try to play catch up during the most expensive time of day. New HVAC system is about $12,000 as mine is a 1998 system with a leak and an old furnace. At least none of the people giving me bids tried to tell me it would pay for itself like the window replacement guy and $30,000 for 15 standard size windows.
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