Re:For a Bit of Colored Ribbon
by ChuckMcM on Monday November 26, 2012 @12:20PM
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As far back as 1998 I've got letters from PG&E that put my power bill in 'context' with the 'baseline' and 'typical' home in my neighborhood. The format has always been the same
Part 1, here are the base lines
Part 2, here is where your power usage puts you
Part 3, here are all the things you can do to reduce your energy usage including, if active, any rebates for various programs.
The funny part was that Part 3 was always created on the assumption that part 2 was significantly higher than part 1. It made me wonder if they were fudging the numbers in part 1 to make that always true.
Part 1, here are the base lines
Part 2, here is where your power usage puts you
Part 3, here are all the things you can do to reduce your energy usage including, if active, any rebates for various programs.
The funny part was that Part 3 was always created on the assumption that part 2 was significantly higher than part 1. It made me wonder if they were fudging the numbers in part 1 to make that always true.