http://seekerblog.com/archives/20080507/electricity-rates-should-adapt-to-electric-vehicle-charging/ Seeking reliable, objective sources on economics, foreign-policy and energy-policy issues. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://seekerblog.com/archives/20080507/electricity-rates-should-adapt-to-electric-vehicle-charging/#comment-24033 Jim Adcock Thu, 08 May 2008 01:31:51 +0000 http://seekerblog.com/archives/20080507/electricity-rates-should-adapt-to-electric-vehicle-charging/#comment-24033 Our local utility company offered customers the option of buying electricity on a time of day basis a year or two ago. We seriously considered it, figured we could dry our clothes late at night when the rates are low. Then we added up the numbers and found out that no matter how we tried to schedule our wattage consumption we'd end up paying more than on the fixed rate. IE the utility company was trying to implement a voluntary stealth rate increase. Few customers were suckered by their plan, and the idea quickly fell by the wayside. In any case, time of day rates where businesses get cut rate deals for their electricity just doesn't cut it! There is no way that businesses ought to be getting lower rates for consuming MORE electricity! Our local utility company offered customers the option of buying electricity on a time of day basis a year or two ago. We seriously considered it, figured we could dry our clothes late at night when the rates are low. Then we added up the numbers and found out that no matter how we tried to schedule our wattage consumption we’d end up paying more than on the fixed rate. IE the utility company was trying to implement a voluntary stealth rate increase. Few customers were suckered by their plan, and the idea quickly fell by the wayside. In any case, time of day rates where businesses get cut rate deals for their electricity just doesn’t cut it! There is no way that businesses ought to be getting lower rates for consuming MORE electricity!

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