It's something we all use (some may make their own), and I'm curious about energy costs around the world, hence this little unscientific survey.
How much do you pay per kWh (3.6MJ) of electricity in local currency and USD?
I'll go first:
Average* £0.0984 / $0.13
Edit: I forgot, there's also a £0.19 daily fixed charge.
*I'm on an agile tariff that tracks the daily wholesale price, giving 48 half-hour rates per day, penalising usage during a daily peak between 16:00 and 19:00. Sometimes it's free, and sometimes there's payback for taking their excess, usually in the early hours of the morning. The £0.0984 figure is calculated over the last 30 days.
I make my own with a diesel generator. I use about 1kWh per day and reckon it costs about £1.40 per kWh. Which is why I don't use much. I use gas for cooking and have a solid fuel stove for heating. I get my hot water included in the £1.40 - but I have a limited water supply so don't use much of the hot water.
Last month I used more, 121 kWh for a total bill $30.
I keep getting calls from some corporate jerkoffs to switch for a temporary discount. I insult their mother, get them arguing and then when I have something better to do I ask them how long they spent getting nothing.
GoForSmoke:
Last month I used more, 121 kWh for a total bill $30.
I keep getting calls from some corporate jerkoffs to switch for a temporary discount. I insult their mother, get them arguing and then when I have something better to do I ask them how long they spent getting nothing.
Ha ha very good. However my general impression is that the cost per kWh is ridicuolously low - hence we have a climate problem. Not because the consumer wants to get the best deal but because the supplier is not being made to pay the true cost for the product.
In terms of heavy metal fallout from dirty coal and ways around laws, the people pay for generations.
We have cities with 19th century lead waterpipes. They're still replacing them here, some go back to 1840.
There's a law that lets mining tailings get used to make drywall. Those would have to be cleaned otherwise.
Now the EPA paves the way as long as there's money in it.
ardly:
Not because the consumer wants to get the best deal but because the supplier is not being made to pay the true cost for the product.
There is also a good argument for putting a high tax on polluting fuels and reducing taxes elsewhere. The net effect for the public would be near zero but there would be a strong incentive to use as little fuel as possible.
