- cross-posted to:
- california@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- california@lemmy.world
Seen on reddit and other sources:
https://old.reddit.com/r/fresno/comments/1hxqlx7/the_more_i_try_to_save_energy_the_higher_the/
Its already 50c or more per kilowatt hour… https://www.pge.com/assets/pge/docs/account/rate-plans/residential-electric-rate-plan-pricing.pdf
On top of the “The Electric Home Rate Plan includes a $15-per-month Base Services Charge”… because people were starting to get 100% of their power from solar and it was “unfair”.
You are talking about the Power Factor of an electrical load, which is tangential to my point. Energy Star ratings do not take into account power factor in their “average annual cost” ratings because almost no residential provider actually charges for that, only industrial customers get hit with those fees.