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

[Ron Singh]

Yes!
Like you, we were slavishly adhering to the TOU schedules and found it
untenable over time, especially during the C19 days.
I confess, I didn't do a deep dive into the costs, I really should look at
the Enova tool that Anton kindly mentioned.
Here's my last 24 months #s from Enova, looks like my useage is pretty
bursty, not sure how that would play with TOU --
Date Days Usage in kWh Amount$ Day/Avg kWh
Jul 16, 2025 30 1438.37 $210.07 47.95
Jun 16, 2025 31 513.52 $98.76 16.57
May 16, 2025 30 553.38 $103.99 18.45
Apr 16, 2025 29 621.93 $115.51 21.45
Mar 18, 2025 28 627.56 $114.33 22.41
Feb 18, 2025 33 899.54 $146.84 27.26
Jan 16, 2025 30 700.6 $122.64 23.35
Dec 17, 2024 29 656.47 $118.98 22.64
Nov 18, 2024 32 636.75 $114.22 19.9
Oct 17, 2024 31 550.76 $103.06 17.77
Sep 16, 2024 31 501.25 $95.33 16.17
Aug 16, 2024 29 748.72 $127.47 25.82
Jul 18, 2024 30 895.37 $151.26 29.85
Jun 18, 2024 33 659.52 $116.40 19.99
May 16, 2024 30 702.7 $123.38 23.42
Apr 16, 2024 28 743 $127.57 26.54
Mar 19, 2024 33 968.1 $155.33 29.34
Feb 15, 2024 30 926.52 $153.29 30.88
Jan 16, 2024 29 882.01 $142.66 30.41
Dec 18, 2023 31 912.6 $145.95 29.44
Nov 17, 2023 30 830.59 $134.92 27.69
Oct 18, 2023 30 872.78 $135.65 29.09
Sep 18, 2023 32 930.46 $141.07 29.08
Aug 17, 2023 29 759.57 $121.85 26.19





Ron S.



On Sun, Aug 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> Interesting... opposite of my experience.
>
> You won't believe the extent I went to save money.
>      - oven, stove, toaster -- 7pm-7am, weekend
>      - frying pan, cooking pot, wok -- side-burner of BBQ
>      - microwave -- never "on-peak"
>      - washer, dryer, power tools -- weekend
>      - kettle -- 7pm-7am, weekend, or side-burner of BBQ
>      - AC -- 7pm-7am, weekend
> Still, Tiered was cheaper and more convenient.
>
> On 2025-08-02 15:20, 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
> > <mailto:kb at 2bits.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     On Fri, Aug 1, 2025, 15:02 William Park via kwlug-disc <kwlug-
> >     disc at kwlug.org <mailto: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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