knightfisher Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Have you decided which way to go... TOU off peak 10,5 c/kwh mid peak 15.0 c/kwh on peak 21.7 c/kwh Tiered first 1000 kwh/month 12.6 c/kwh above 1000 14.6 c/kwh Tiered works for me. Submitted my request to Alectra today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 My hydro bill gives me details of my usage for the last year. For what I used tiered would have cost me $200 more for the year. That's even with my wife and 4 kids home for the last 8 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJR Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Tiered works for me too. Have also requested it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfisher Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 5 hours ago, corey said: My hydro bill gives me details of my usage for the last year. For what I used tiered would have cost me $200 more for the year. That's even with my wife and 4 kids home for the last 8 months. For the last few months, we all have been paying 12.8 kwh for all three time periods. That will now change with the above rates. If you're saving on TOU, good stuff. What works for one is what counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 My last hydro bill is $108. ...not bad considering we have 2 fridges (one over 40 yrs old ) , a big old 17 cu ft. freezer over 40 years old also . We set the air at 75 F and furnace at 70 F. (low tech) ....and have an electric dryer which helps heat the house in cold weather , using a vent control box & filter . We save electricity by using appliances like slow cookers , micro wave(a lot) and a gas stove ... great for cooking . Much of our hydro bills are for taxes , supply , and that nice (phony) global adjustment ! As seniors we get a break on those extra charges which helps keep the final bill down . I'm not sure which way is best for us ....we are home everyday , unlike last year when we were away for 2 months. We saved some bucks here but paid for hydro , propane , boat dock , pump outs , etc. ....much cheaper to stay home ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl L Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 We compared our Bills over the past year and figured tiered also works better for us as well, but only by about $5 per month. With the U.S border closed, that $60 dollar savings per year will get me a 30 pack of Coors light at Canadian prices ! I guess something is better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 We just follow the time of use charts and try and do most laundry on off or mid peak hours................It does help quite a bit..........................🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 my calculations say for us tiered would only be a benefit during air season, July and August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 So I use a lot of electricity... As I said on my bill I have the on/mid/off peak usage in kilowatt hours for the last year. I used the current pricing as indicated for the calculation. The prices I used are at the bottom. The tou column (g) is a sum of column b * 21.7, column c * 15 and column d * 10.5. Column h (tiered) is 1000 * 12.6 and then column e less 1000 * 14.6. I didn't bother taking into consideration summer rates or the fact that the 1000 kilowatt hours turns into 600 in the summer for tiered. I think I made the right choice for my situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfisher Posted December 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 My hydro bill came in last week and is lower than previous bills. Tiered works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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