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Purveyor of Fine Avatars |
He's charging me $.30/kwh even though PG&E charges him $.21/kwh. Is that kosher? "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | ||
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What does your lease say? Perhaps he is averaging in the cost of service, the base rate you pay before you use a single watt. Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus | |||
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What does the lease say? If it says he can and you signed it, then yes he can charge in accordance with the lease. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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Purveyor of Fine Avatars |
No mention of charges for utilities are listed in the lease, other than to say certain other utilities are included at no charge. "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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Ammoholic |
Holy cow! That's nearly double the cost per KwH here! With markup almost triple. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Purveyor of Fine Avatars |
You must have multiple sources of electrical generation, as opposed to our hydroelectric-only power. "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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I would bring it to his attention. How do you know what your landlord is paying per killowatt? Understand, a landlords cost may be higher than if the service was separated per unit. That seems to be the way it is in my area. When I had my rental units electric split, the sum of the 2 bills was way lower than the previous single bill. Utility was charging me a higher rate. | |||
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In the yahd, not too fah from the cah |
This seems odd to me. Why are the utilities not in your name if its your apartment? | |||
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Ammoholic |
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Trash, Nuclear, Hydro, Biomass. You Californians don't seem very inclusive. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Green grass and high tides |
His place, his rules. You can stay or find another place. In a general sense. Whether is the right thing for him to do. Again, that is his decision. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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You are making a lot of assumptions if you have not sen his bill. PG&E has different rate plans. One is 3 tiers: Tier 1 baseline rate. Tier 2 baseline plus 101% up to 400% surcharge Tier 3 baseline plus greater than 400% surcharge. The more you use the more you pay. Baseline changes by the season. He may be averaging seasonal rates. If you have questions ask to see the bill. https://www.pge.com/en_US/resi...ered-base-plan.page? Or he may be in a higher fixed rate plan. Again the rate may be based on usage. Without seeing the bill you have no idea of his billing rate. | |||
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Uppity Helot |
Call the California Public Utilities Commission and ask them. Every state has different utility regulation. Make sure you tell them your Landlord maintains the Utilities in his or his business's name. Is the 9 cent per kwh upcharge listed as some kind of convenience fee? You will want to know the answer to that question before you make the call to the CA PUC. | |||
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He will also have taxes and fees to pay... He also may be paying at commercial rate. Some places you do if multi-unit on one bill. Does he actually meter your use? Collecting dust. | |||
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If I recall that is not the only issue you have with your current rental. I would speak with him and review your written lease. Everything is negotiable I suppose. | |||
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How does he know how many KWHr to charge you? Is the intent to share the bill equitably by use or just equally across a number of people? Either way, seems like a single is not relevant given tiered rate systems. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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Purveyor of Fine Avatars |
I live in a cottage on his property. It's got a separate meter for the electrical. I'll have to do more research, though it seems rather negligible. Maybe I'll just drop it. "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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Yeah sometimes that makes sense. You can always use it as a negotiating tool to get some other improvements taken care of. I rent my office space and these issues are frequent. I can change out the ballasts for the light myself and some other stuff, but if the AC breaks down I expect him to take care of that immediately. At that time if he balks I bring up the other costs that I am taking care of and not bothering him about. Good luck hope it works out. | |||
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I believe since it is a contract of adhesion (you have no say in what goes into the lease) then you are given the benefit of the doubt for items left out of the lease. I would contact an expert on the matter in your state. Or just refuse to pay the markup and see what he does. | |||
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Well if his normal house uses all of the alloted cheaper rate of electric, then you would be using above that at the higher per killowatt hour rate. Sounds like you agreed to $0.30 a KWH when you signed the lease, so kind of hard to dispute that now. | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
Innaddition to the Kwh charge we have to pay a seperate "lines fee" to our utility company for maintenance to infrastructure. It's around $10/ month. Maybe there's a similar charge in your area? | |||
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