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    <p>Enova actually has a tool that you can use to see what your
      spending would have been if you ware on a different tier.<br>
      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.</p>
    <p>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.</p>
    <p>Cheers<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2025-08-02 10:20 p.m., Ron Singh
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                      class="gmail_default">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,
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                      class="gmail_default">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. </div>
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                      class="gmail_default">We decided to stick with
                      Tiered due to the convenience. It was during C19
                      lockdown and all that business.</div>
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                      class="gmail_default">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.</div>
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                      class="gmail_default">Quiet moments after
                      7PM(post-dinner), we found invaluable and the
                      price($220/yr) paid for those moments became
                      insignificant.</div>
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                      class="gmail_default">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.</div>
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                      class="gmail_default">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.</div>
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                    Ron S.<br>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at
          10:35\u202fPM Khalid Baheyeldin &lt;<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com"
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              <div>On Fri, Aug 1, 2025, 15:02 William Park via
                kwlug-disc &lt;<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org"
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                  My pet peeve is "Time of Use" vs "Tiered" price. </blockquote>
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style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">No
                  matter how much I try to save by using "off-peak" <br>
                  rate with ToU plan, it was always cheaper with Tiered
                  plan. </blockquote>
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style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">So,
                  I moved to Tiered plan.<br>
                  What's on all the time?  Refrigerator and computer. 
                  That's it.</blockquote>
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            <div dir="auto">Depends on how any people live at home, and
              what they do. </div>
            <div dir="auto">In summer, there is the A/C, and
              dehumidifier.</div>
            <div dir="auto">Also, for the air not to go stale, there is
              the furnace fan that works 40 minutes every hour.</div>
            <div dir="auto">Then there is the water kettle for
              beverages, oven toasters, dryer, and on and on and on.</div>
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            <div dir="auto">Yes, Tiered plan is cheaper, but not by a
              whole lot.</div>
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