BlueAg2003 said:
I guess it has just been awhile since I have really had to think about all of this, but I'm extremely confused by all of these options. For some of these plans, I'm seeing that if I stay in a sweet spot of 500-1000 kWh, then the highest my bill will be is $25.00? Does this seem right? I currently have Coserv, like I said above and my bill hovers consistently around $40-50. My usage is usually right around 500 kWh, in a one-bedroom.
We are about to move to a two-bedroom, so I'm not sure exactly how much we will be using. What scares me is that the rate jumps drastically one way or the other (if we go over or use to little). I don't want to have to play a game every month where we have to guess how much we've used. I don't think we would ever use more than 1000 kWh because we are generally never home between 6:30 AM and 6:30 PM, but I would be upset if one month we're hit with a $190 bill because we went 1 kWh over. These stupid plans are confusing.
I almost bought one of those plans, knowing that my average usage is like 650kWh. But I had to think: what if one fall month the temperatures are nice, you don't run the AC much, and you only use 400kWh. You go read the meter a day before they do, and realize that you're 100 kWh under your quota, and will be getting a huge bill unless you
waste 100kWH today, on purpose. What equipment are you use to waste that much energy? Turn all the lights on, plug in a space heater for no good reason, leave the refrigerator door open, and run the garberator for 12 hours?