Germany is closing half of its reactors before the end of the year

Re:Germany is closing half of its reactors before the end of... by com2kid on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @05:26PM (#29656285)

Sure, but again the example was washing clothes, and clothes dryers use a LOT of energy.

Holy crap, doing the math a US style dryer would cost ~1.50 in electricity in Germany to dry one load of clothing.

Sources: https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Germany/electricity_price... https://www.thespruce.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-an-el...

So, like, you know, yeah. My dryer has a delay start function on it, if late night prices are 1/2 peak, then I'd save 75 cents a load. Let's say 3 days a week of laundry, $9 a month in savings.

Again, my dryer already does this, it isn't new tech, it is just nudging me to make use of the existing button that is already there!

US electricity prices are so low, eh, not really worth it for the state I live in.

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Re:Germany is closing half of its reactors before the end of... by patall on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @07:01PM (#29657071)

Most people in Germany do not have an electric dryer.

Also, electricity prices are not the same everywhere. My parents for example pay only 20 ct/kwh (I have no idea how they got that contract, especially since they moved only last year. They have low overall usage though (2,000 kWh/a, with fixed cost being like 30% of the total bill)

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Re:Germany is closing half of its reactors before the end of... by Fnoord on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:23PM (#29689646)

Having a dryer is not the same as using it for all loads. Sometimes you need quick access to clothes. Work, spilling accident, not enough room for natural drying. In summer, if you can dry safely outside, that is a far better option.

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