Historical electricity prices

[oil pan 4]

I'll go first.
I found a bill from December 2002.
7.7 cents a kWh.
In Texas. I think all the states where no one wants to live were already around 10 a kWh by this time.

 

[skyactiv]

I'll go first.
I found a bill from December 2002.
7.7 cents a kWh.
In Texas. I think all the states where no one wants to live were already around 10 a kWh by this time.
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I divide the bill by kilowatt hours used because of added fees. If you do the math on your bill, it's 11.745 cents a kilowatt hour.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Who can afford that? here's mine:

 

[eljefino]

I divide the bill by kilowatt hours used because of added fees. If you do the math on your bill, it's 11.745 cents a kilowatt hour.

Yeah I take two bills and math out the difference in KWh and dollars charged between them. The marginal rate is what matters, because it's what I can control.

That said, it's 21 cents per KWh for me now.

 

[tbm5690]

Just two bills ago I saw a rate increase of about 8%...first jump since 2017. Now paying just under $0.13/kwH all in. Still relatively low so glad for that.

 

[Ed_Flecko]

In Sacramento County of the People's Republic of California, you *may* pay as high as 0.3655 per kWh, depending on other factors.

https://www.smud.org/Rate-Information/Residential-Rates

Ed

 

[k1xv]

If you applied utility rate structures to fast food restaurants, a trip to McDonalds would look like this.

Parking lot fee $3
Labor cost $3.50
Rest room charge $1.50 if used, $1.00 if not used
Standing ready to serve a drink charge $0.75 whether or not you actually order a drink
Cost of hamburger, per hamburger 90 cents
Soft drink 5 cents per ounce
Fries 2 cents per fry.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Who can afford that? here's mine:
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Haha. Now, take your initial investment in the system, compare it to putting the money in the S&P 500 back then, taking money out each month, paying the tax and using the money to pay the power bill.