From: ganthony@gmail.net   
      
   Technobarbarian  wrote:   
   > In article , ganthony@gmail.org says...   
   >>   
   >> On 4/6/2024 1:01 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:   
   >>> 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:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> 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?   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> 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   
   >>   
   >> So, the "experiment" failed.   
   >   
   >      That depends on your point of view. It worked great for me. I saved   
   > enough money for a very nice dinner with very little effort. That is   
   > about what I expected. I really don't know whether or not the power   
   > company got anything out of the deal.   
   >   
   > TB   
   >   
      
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