Re:The De-Electrification of the U.S. Economy
by Scoundreller on Thursday April 13, 2017 @09:21PM
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Ya, that 8 watt LED bulb will cost you $8/year running 24/7 at 10cents/kwh. If it takes 2 seconds to turn it on and off each day, that's 24 minutes a year saved by leaving it on. If your time is worth >$20/hr, consider uninstalling the switch.
Re:The De-Electrification of the U.S. Economy
by caseysoftware on Thursday April 13, 2017 @10:12PM
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And in Austin, energy rates are 1/3 of that. If your light is on 1/3 of the time, we're down to < $1/year.
Without any time/value aspects, saving $1/year isn't on anyone's radar.. especially since the AC turning on is going to be much more.
> And in Austin, energy rates are 1/3 of that.
Are you saying electricity delivered to the home costs 3 cents/kWh in Austin? I flat out don't believe that. We're paying over 20 cents on Cape Cod. I can believe 10 cents in some areas. 3 cents, sorry; no.
Re:The De-Electrification of the U.S. Economy
by caseysoftware on Friday April 14, 2017 @09:42AM
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As of December, the Austin Energy rates are 2.8c/kWh at the bottom tier, ranging up to 10.8c/kWh at the top.
Once you add all the extra fees and "one time charges" that happen every month, it's more but that's the base.
Ref: http://austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/residential/rates/resi...
Remember when turning off the lights saved money? It was dubious then but with bulbs that use 1/10 the power, it's almost humorous.