From February 2021 I had a pretty good electric rate locked in with Stream Energy: 6.68 cents a kWh

Now the contract is expiring and Stream can only offer something like 12 cents a kWh

Sigh…back to Met-Ed which is my default electric company for 10.3 cents a kWh and distribution charges that seem to go up every month along with all sorts of other random “fees” and “customer charges”.

At least with being back on the default supplier I can go on budget billing which they wouldn’t do with alternate supplier.

I guess I still have it good, I read that in New England people are paying like 30+ cents a kWh?

What are you paying where you are from?

Both of the rates you mentioned are very good but you alluded to the fact that there are various taxes and fees tacked on to that which is what people should be quoting. Just like when you buy a gallon of gas or an airline ticket…all taxes and fees are included.

My rate for electricity (Duke Energy) last month was between 10.6 and 11.8 cents /kW but with all the extras it was 14.2 cents all in

My office electric bill is ALWAYS higher than my home. The Power company charges more per kilowatt hour. I pay 18.4 cents per kilowatt. You have to do math to figure the charge per kilowatt. The home is less. Seeing what you guys pay. I am jealous. Ours is provided by the Southern Company. My rates at home are 6 cents less per KW.

When I look at the cost for internet, TV and groceries I still feel it is a bargain. I could not live here without A/C and the the other amenities electricity provides.

In the Houston TX area, I am paying 4.8 cents/kWh plus the CenterPoint Energy Delivery Charges which are more expensive than the cost per kWh.

Looking for the breakdown of that.
I found the following:
• Pass-Through TDSP Distribution Charge: 4.9167¢/kWh
• Pass-Through TDSP Customer Charge: $4.39 per month
• Market Securitization Debt Financing (Default): 0.00266 ¢/kWh
• Market Securitization Debt Financing (Uplift): 0.06624 ¢/kWh

So roughly 14.162.
I cannot wait to hear from the PNW. I know their rates are even lower.

Before taxes and other bullshit:

.31 to .50 per kWh is the basic Tiered Rate Plan. The more you use, the marginal cost goes up.

Or, you can subscribe to a "Time of Use" rate plan, where power is cheaper during certain parts of the day. In this case, between .35 to .57 depending on season, time of day, and day of the week. It's further complicated by a small rebate of .10 per kWh for the first howevermany kWh SCE arbitrarily decides each house should have--usually like $10 worth ish.

Weather here is fair all year round, so the energy company needs to make up for the fact that I only have to warm my house 4 to 8 degrees in the Winter, and cool my house 8 to 12 degrees with little change to humidity (typically, other than a few 90+ degree days a year).

All-in, including rate/fuel/fees, mine calculates out to 19.2 cents per kWh.

The rates just went up starting with this latest bill, so it's gone up from about 15 cents last year (again, all-in).

Including all fees, surcharges, etc. 14 cents.

All in, $0.23 per KWH.

That's about to go up. Significantly.

Nashville Electric is a public utility under TVA rates.
Dec was 1200 kWh @ $0.10908 + Fees. Total with fees $ 0.1287 per kWh.

I have gas heat & water heater. My wife cooks three meals a day & my home office has 2 computers & lots of overhead light so the electric bill is higher than others.

A little less than $0.12 per kWh + fees and taxes - about $0.165 after.

We have our own PUD here.
If I read the City's Power & Light page correctly, there is an $11.71 basic fee and $0.0831 per kWh for usage.

Last month was 11.5 cents per kWh used and 13.7 cents with "Base Charge" & "Energy Tax".

Pre-tax and bullshit fees: $0.161/KWH
plus a "we can't manage our bills" cost adjustment of: $0.08/KWH
plus regulatory (Feds): $0.0009/KWH
and then our local borough tax (county) of 3% for the first $500

Total Effective electrical costs per KWH for us (Dec 22): $0.31

Kenai Peninsula, Homer Electric Association. We're amongst the highest, most expensive electricity in the country.
Complete monopoly, because they claim to be a nonprofit public utility.

Crooks. We're one of those places where it actually does pencil to be off grid with a generator. I can buy fuel to run a generator for less than we pay for the electricity bill.

Our bill from Dec to Jan was 8 cents a kWh. I checked past statements, and it never went over 9 cents a kWh.

Northern CA, our provider is SMUD...much better than PG&E

Off-peak 8pm - 5am, holidays and weekends : $0.1120 - $0.1350/kWh
Peak 5pm - 8pm: $0.1547 - $0.3279/kWh

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Originally posted by PASig:
From February 2021 I had a pretty good electric rate locked in with Stream Energy: 6.68 cents a kWh

Now the contract is expiring and Stream can only offer something like 12 cents a kWh

Sigh…back to Met-Ed which is my default electric company for 10.3 cents a kWh and distribution charges that seem to go up every month along with all sorts of other random “fees” and “customer charges”.

At least with being back on the default supplier I can go on budget billing which they wouldn’t do with alternate supplier.

I guess I still have it good, I read that in New England people are paying like 30+ cents a kWh?

What are you paying where you are from?

Our rate with PP&L just went up from 8 cents last summer to 12-somerthing cents in Oct, to 14.6 cents this month.

I checked with the state's energy shopping site for my area & there's only a couple flat rate suppliers that I can buy from cheaper. And they have contracts of 3-6 months & fees if you cancel early.

Bill just came. About 19.2 cents per KWh. That includes my manual reading fee because I refuse to have a Smart Meter. The positive side of that is that can't bone me for double rate during "peak" hours in the summer. And they can't brown be out unless the grid itself is in that condition.

Preston county average is 11.1 cents but I need to double check if this includes everything.

I might be the winner! Vermont, $0.18 per KWH. Plus a little over $30 per month for fees, taxes, storm restoration, “extreme storm restoration “ , electric assistance program, and a monthly fee for efficiency Vermont!