[kwlug-disc] (off-topic) Electricity rates

[Anton Avramov]

Enova actually has a tool that you can use to see what your spending 
would have been if you ware on a different tier.
I've used it in the beginning of Covid to make the decision to switch to 
Tiered. And I totally agree not having to worry what time it is to use 
what is great.

The only reason I switched back to TOU is that we installed solar panels 
and the tier also matters for generating credits. So in the summer 
during the day I make more money to later use in the winter. I thunk 
it's worth mentioning.

Cheers

On 2025-08-02 10:20 p.m., Ron Singh wrote:
> 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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