[kwlug-disc] (off-topic) Electricity rates (was: Cost of ancient vs. current CPU ...)

[Ron Singh]

My clan of 4 did TOU for ages in this big-a$$ed house in Waterloo West, but
grew weary of being wedded to a prescribed schedule for things like
laundry, dehumidifier, ironing, baking, etc.

In 2021, we changed to Tiered and after 1 year, found we had an average
savings of $18/month with TOU for 4 people when compared to Tiered.
We decided to stick with Tiered due to the convenience. It was during C19
lockdown and all that business.

Quality of life was also improved wih Tier I think as we did not have 4
people vying for large appliances after 7PM and the racket that ensued.
Quiet moments after 7PM(post-dinner), we found invaluable and the
price($220/yr) paid for those moments became insignificant.

Today, even though body count is down to 2 and sometimes 1 or none, the
temptation to go back to TOU is appealing as the delta between lowest-cost
times and highest-cost times seems to be expanding.

I will go back to TOU in January 2026 and run that way for a year and see
how it compares to calendar 2025 as the electrical use will be identical in
each year.

Ron S.



On Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 1, 2025, 15:02 William Park via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> My pet peeve is "Time of Use" vs "Tiered" price.
>
> No matter how much I try to save by using "off-peak"
>> rate with ToU plan, it was always cheaper with Tiered plan.
>
> So, I moved to Tiered plan.
>> What's on all the time?  Refrigerator and computer.  That's it.
>
>
> Depends on how any people live at home, and what they do.
> In summer, there is the A/C, and dehumidifier.
> Also, for the air not to go stale, there is the furnace fan that works 40
> minutes every hour.
> Then there is the water kettle for beverages, oven toasters, dryer, and on
> and on and on.
>
> Yes, Tiered plan is cheaper, but not by a whole lot.
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