From: technobarbarian@gmail.com   
      
   In article <_hfQN.385489$q3F7.207381@fx45.iad>, redydog@rye.net says...   
   > Subject: Re: Time of day pricing - the final chapter   
   > From: bfh    
   > Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.rv-travel   
   >   
   > Technobarbarian wrote:   
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   > >       My expiriment with time of day pricing for electricity is ending   
   > > soon. It looks like it was an expiriment for the electric company too.   
   > > The time of day pricing program ends at the end of 2024.   
   >   
   > Did they give a reason for why they're ending it?   
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         They didn't say. My guess is that this was an expiriment to see   
   how much they could cut peak demand and they didn't cut it enough to pay   
   for what it cost them.   
      
         Originally they told me that if I continued to use electricity the   
   way I had been using it I would save around $30 a year, with all the   
   real savings during the Winter. On Sundays and late at night I pay   
   almost nothing for electricity. The rest of the time I pay a premium   
   over the regular residential rate and the premium is higher during peak   
   use hours. The biggest problem in all of that for me is that, like many   
   people, I'm frequently not home for most of Sunday. I shifted the load a   
   bit, but most of my savings was because of our regular use pattern and a   
   rate increase. IOW I don't think I helped them cut peak demand by a   
   significan't amount, and they know this from their records.   
      
        I plan to be in Seaside this Sunday. I had hoped to be digging for   
   razor clams early Monday morning, but it looks like it's going to be too   
   wet for that. The clams tend to hide out during rain storms. Ah well,   
   it's the coast and the beaches. We'll find something to do.   
      
   TB   
      
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