80% Increase In Electric Bills?

[whell]

Originally Posted by icenine

I would imagine the GOP is happy with higher utility profits? IDK

So you're saying the Dems won't be satisfied until the utility industry is broke?

[Dondilion]

There was a 60% increase in my bill for the month of December
compared to the previous Dec for roughly the same usage.

They said the reason for this: a nuke went off line.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

There was a 60% increase in my bill for the month of December
compared to the previous Dec for roughly the same usage.

They said the reason for this: a nuke went off line.

Nuke is truly the missed opportunity in this country IMHO. We twist ourselves in knots to keep from approving new nuke plants. Next to hydro, nuke is the next cheapest way to generate electricity.

[Oerets]

I don't do budget billing. Between the gas for heat and electric for AC I like to keep an eye on the actual usages. Like having a month or two when neither one is used.

By doing this I found the pilot light for the gas fireplace was costing $17/MONTH!



Barney

[Rajoo]

Oops. I am crapping on Bob's thread but it is for a good cause.

[merrylander]

Somme genius in the PSC decided the local Flicker and Flash shoule be paid by the KWh merely for "delivering" the electricity, not providing it merely delivring it.

Jan = $965

Feb = $735

Mar = $645

Apr - $335

In Ontario I would not have paid $965 for the whole effing year. Private industry is great - great bunch of thieves IMHO

[whell]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Somme genius in the PSC decided the local Flicker and Flash shoule be paid by the KWh merely for "delivering" the electricity, not providing it merely delivring it.

Jan = $965

Feb = $735

Mar = $645

Apr - $335

In Ontario I would not have paid $965 for the whole effing year. Private industry is great - great bunch of thieves IMHO

Sure. Electricity generated from Hydro - which is responsible for more than 1/2 of Canada's output - is relatively cheap. Canada also doesn't have the per capita demand for electricity that the US does.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by whell

Sure. Electricity generated from Hydro - which is responsible for more than 1/2 of Canada's output - is relatively cheap. Canada also doesn't have the per capita demand for electricity that the US does.

Really, just because the name is Ontario Hydro the bulk of the electricity is Nuclear generated in CANDU reactors. Look up Bruce Peninsula sometime. I can see that you have never lived through an Ontario winter - less demand per capita my arse. In summer in Ottawa my air conditioner ran just as much as it does here in Maryland.

The local Flicker and Flash at onetime had an investment banker for a CEO. He squandered all the profits on bad investments insted of burying power lines. Our area probably has more defaced trees than any other part of the world. When the local electric company also sells and installs emergency generators you know you have a problem.

[whell]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Really, just because the name is Ontario Hydro the bulk of the electricity is Nuclear generated in CANDU reactors. Look up Bruce Peninsula sometime. I can see that you have never lived through an Ontario winter - less demand per capita my arse. In summer in Ottawa my air conditioner ran just as much as it does here in Maryland.

Why not try to educate yourself a bit? Never lived through an Ontario winter, but I've lived through plenty of Michigan Winters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ty_consumption

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by whell

Why not try to educate yourself a bit? Never lived through an Ontario winter, but I've lived through plenty of Michigan Winters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ty_consumption

Welll let's see, in Ottawa I had a 1500 sq ft bungalow, brick and stucco exterior standard 2x4 exterior walls. Here we have a 3000 sq ft two story, aluminium siding 2x6 exrerior walls. Consumption in Ottawa was slightly less than half of what it is here and this house is all electric whereas the Ottawa house had Gas heat
Speaking of education you do realize that Wikipedia gets its input mostly from users? They do claim to validate all input but they only have so many people on staff..

I do realize that to you personal experience counts for naught and the Internet is the sole source of knowledge. I am sure folks here will recall my evaluation of the internet. Also as a point of reference all of Canada is not the city of Ottawa. Our common ancestors seem to have had a penchant for building capital cities in swampland, Ottawa's summer climate is very similar to DC's and yes we did have air conditioning, many of our neighbours did not, but since I could afford it I installed central AC myself, a 3 ton Lennox.

BTW did you read the last column Mike? Average comsumption per capita; Canada - 1871 US - 1402. Guess you forgot the populaion factor?

Yes education is fine, and at least I can read.