A little lesson in reality can help. Yeah, teens are ......interesting, eh? I think they call that an "availability" charge around here. Power Companies are getting antsy, with all the alternative energy sources coming on line. I've said for a long time how nice it would be to have energy generation on/in every home/business.
13% on the total bill the only thing they don't tax is the tax lol, Ontario's cost of living is crazy high.
It's the delivery charge weather you use the hydro or not it's still being delivered to my house so it's charged. I moved from my old house, and paid for one day of hydro. It was $2 for the hydro $11 for the delivery and then the 13% tax on the two for my final bill lol
Quit hearing and start looking. The price of LEDs has come down dramatically. Average LED life is typically around 10 years, not because they suddenly quit but because they gradually get dimmer with age. I bought a 4 pack of 60W equivalent screw in bulbs for under $10 at Lowes. I also bought a dozen replacement 4 foot tubes and modified my fluorescent fixtures for about $10 each tube, including the shipping and new "tombstones" for the ends. You basically cut out the ballasts completely and connect line voltage right to the end of the new LED tube. Rather than fight wire removal and installation on the existing tombstones I just got the right kind packed in with my tubes. I got mine at 1000bulbs.com but you can get them lots of places for about what I paid. I am building a new home and decided to go all LED for the canister lights in the ceiling. They cost me about $20 per LED canister light and $5 for the conventional can that I mounted them in. Be careful because you can only insulate directly on some cans, not all of them. The ones for a non-insulated location were even cheaper. My install was fairly easy because I did it ahead of putting up the drywall. Got the can fixtures and LEDs for them at Lowes.
LEDs are way cheaper now. Wally has them (A19) in a 2 pack for less than $5, I believe. I've had LEDs for a couple years now, and they're doing well. Had one that the "bulb" came loose from the base. I just cleaned off the goop, and used a slight bit of caulk to re-install. I had one where the bulb actually broke, but the light still worked (it's since been replaced). Try that with a CFL or incandescent.
I agree. I had 12 cans to buy. I sucked it up and replaced them as well. I don't think I have anything but led now. Maybe my little stove bulbs are not but that's it.
My budge plan just increased to $60 a month. That's $20 for the electric used and the rest is for service.
In our area we get an energy efficiency charge. That goes to fund programs operated by the transmition companies. We're deregulated, meaning in essence the wire side is separate from generation...two different companies. So the wire side, with an appointment, will do a full energy audit of your house for no cost and developed a report with suggestions. And provide rebates for certain items that should be changed, per the audit report. As you can see from the below, the cost of energy efficiency is nearly the transmition cost ( higher voltage movement). and about a third of the distribution. I think for this bill the actual energy was about 9 cents, twice distribution. It was a long way to go but thanks for hanging in because here comes the point; in our area we pay an appreciable percent into savings opportunities that people don't realize exist in the form of the Energy Efficiency charge. The money is there for the asking. And you've already paid for it.
