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Greta Thunberg is laughing at you.
- davidmcbeth3
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- davidmcbeth3
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- davidmcbeth3
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We will never be able to afford to go back to the future now.
- Lightning
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I have no idea what 1.21 gigawatts would cost these days, we'll have to wait for fusion technology to catch updavidmcbeth3 wrote: ↑Sun. Dec. 18, 2022 11:09 amWe will never be able to afford to go back to the future now.
- Sunny Boy
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And anyone with brains is laughing at her.
Paul
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I've spent a lot of time in Connecticut, and I know it has some good-sized lakes and rivers. Maybe if enough people there get dam mad, they'll build a dam dam.davidmcbeth3 wrote: ↑Sun. Dec. 18, 2022 10:57 amHydro is cheap .. all you need to do is build a dam. That cost is spread out through everyone. You got a sweet deal. Now toss me the end of the extension cord please.
Paul
I have 500% more reason than you to want solar.Sunny Boy wrote: ↑Sun. Dec. 18, 2022 7:57 amThat's insane. There is no way it should cost that much for electric. That same 1055 kwh would have cost me $52.75 at this last month's rate - delivery and all.
So how can some areas be so inexpensive, and in your area they can justify that huge bill ?
Paul
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That was 2022...Jan 2023 generation fees doubled..from 12 to 24. Dist. fees did not, still about 12 cents
So 1000 khw in May 2022 .. cost $240
Same 1000 kwh in Jan 2023 .. cost $ 360
The state sets what % is from renewable, coal (basically zero), Nuke, nat. gas, etc. Electric company contracts out with generators 6 mos & sets generation fees based on that. The electric company is a dist., not generator. Make no $$ off generation for the most part.
A day w/o electricity due to weather and people complain...trees knocking down lines. So they 4x tree trimming , and double dist. cost. About 30% of bill is to avoid one day a yr of no power.
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The part of my bill that keeps going up is the part with NO competition. The distribution PUC regulated part. The part that allows competition (Generation)keeps going down.
- Sunny Boy
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My gen price has more than doubled in the past year. I'm pretty sure that the distribution charge has gone up a bit as well. Bottom line is just a hair under $.20 a kwh.