nsps
Well-known member
Hi all,
As I've gone through the forum, I've seen a lot of comments regarding saving money by charging at off-peak hours, but I haven't seen a lot about individual difference in rates.
In Salt Lake City, Rocky Mountain Power makes you apply for off-peak status and have a special meter installed.
I am currently exploring the option and am wondering if the off-peak savings will cancel out the extra charges I'll incur at peak times. The peak price increase is much higher than the off-peak discount.
The off-peak rates are only available May through September, and they work out thus:
4.2415¢ MORE per kWh used during peak hours
1.5905¢ LESS per kWh for off peak hours.
Now, obviously I'll have to look into my own energy usage and figure out if I'll save enough during non-peak hours to make up for extra money paid during peak hours, but I just wanted to know: Does this spread fall in line with the peak/off-peak plans that everyone else's power companies offer? Does everyone find it pretty easy to use 3/4 of their energy during off-peak times? Or is each power company's plan so different that there's no easy comparison?
If you're curious, the flat base rates are 8.5684¢ for the first 400 kWh, 11.1756¢ for the next 600, and 13.9914¢ from then on.
Thanks!
As I've gone through the forum, I've seen a lot of comments regarding saving money by charging at off-peak hours, but I haven't seen a lot about individual difference in rates.
In Salt Lake City, Rocky Mountain Power makes you apply for off-peak status and have a special meter installed.
I am currently exploring the option and am wondering if the off-peak savings will cancel out the extra charges I'll incur at peak times. The peak price increase is much higher than the off-peak discount.
The off-peak rates are only available May through September, and they work out thus:
4.2415¢ MORE per kWh used during peak hours
1.5905¢ LESS per kWh for off peak hours.
Now, obviously I'll have to look into my own energy usage and figure out if I'll save enough during non-peak hours to make up for extra money paid during peak hours, but I just wanted to know: Does this spread fall in line with the peak/off-peak plans that everyone else's power companies offer? Does everyone find it pretty easy to use 3/4 of their energy during off-peak times? Or is each power company's plan so different that there's no easy comparison?
If you're curious, the flat base rates are 8.5684¢ for the first 400 kWh, 11.1756¢ for the next 600, and 13.9914¢ from then on.
Thanks!