tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post4053297425016514889..comments2024-03-28T08:13:43.922-07:00Comments on Desert Home: Supercooling in the Desert: May 22, 2018 a day that will live in infamy !davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-26940995600255092132018-08-08T14:34:35.200-07:002018-08-08T14:34:35.200-07:00That's the way to do it. I check the meter rea...That's the way to do it. I check the meter readings constantly, and they seem in line, I have a spreadsheet that does the fees and stuff. I found a couple tiny items, but never anything worth bothering with. <br /><br />My big deal is keeping them honest about the peak period. So far, since the smart meter got installed, they've been right on. I look for the clock on the thing to be wrong someday though.<br />davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-50071075410887152112018-08-08T13:57:14.694-07:002018-08-08T13:57:14.694-07:00Our local utility credits us about $.08 when they&...Our local utility credits us about $.08 when they're charging us $.13 per kwh. It's a scam that they've managed to get by but as more people catch on, it's going to be harder for them to continue. You have to audit these criminals every month. Make sure the numbers match. I've caught them twice now, in 3 months, making mistakes that cost me money. Today I'm going after the toll road authority for the mistakes they're trying to pass off...<br />Mike Yeagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624780968288639678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-48193747769816283822018-06-16T20:13:36.114-07:002018-06-16T20:13:36.114-07:00The problem is thinking we can't do much. No i...The problem is thinking we can't do much. No insult intended at all, but I used to think that way and I'd always whine about my bill. If we keep complaining and sending emails (easy), filing with the AZCC in support of the opposition and against APS, eventually the mighty news will pick up on it. <br /><br />Now, I used to supercool when the demand period was from noon to seven, but recently, I just haven't had to. My insulation is good enough to keep the temperature rise down to five degrees in all but one room. I may have to in the late summer when the ground has built up heat, but I'll have to see when it happens.<br /><br />I'm on savers choice max right now because it has the lowest per kWh charges. That way I can really eat the power up in the off peak periods.<br /><br />I am going to set up a spreadsheet, but it's been about 20 years since I scraped a web site to get data. I'm sure I could relearn it, but it would be painful. I just refuse to load each of the files in turn. I could get it all in one file, but that file doesn't separate the peak and off peak numbers, I'd have to do it myself. <br /><br />That will probably be a web post at some point.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-73345762676430183702018-06-16T16:02:20.250-07:002018-06-16T16:02:20.250-07:00There isn't much we can immediately do as rega...There isn't much we can immediately do as regards the AZCC and APS rate programs offered. We are given the chance to change plans twice a year. Since you're a numbers guy, suggest you create a spreadsheet to show your exact usage by day & hour during each billing period to see which plan would have resulted in the lowest cost. It will also tell you if Super Cooling actually pays off given your home insulation and orientation. As we both agree, the real key is not allowing electrical appliance use during the Peak Demand hours. I've got my A/C set to 85 degrees during the Peak Demand period and this past Thursday, it kicked on. If it's any comfort, my usage for a comparable period to yours was 1382 hours Off Peak and 129 hour On-Peak with a total cost of $222.01. Again, I'm on Choice (thank you to APS) right now but moving to Choice Max next billing cycle.Seattle Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907889213209393639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-2529718990662245802018-06-15T19:30:28.478-07:002018-06-15T19:30:28.478-07:00The next highest peak hour was 1.05, and I had a c...The next highest peak hour was 1.05, and I had a couple of those during the month. Quite often I have a 1.9 show up when there's the perfect storm of appliances going off at the same time, or I'm smoking meat in the electric smoker. That didn't happen in this particular month though.<br /><br />So, you're right, it didn't cost me that much, it actually cost me more. I used the number from the previous month because it is easy to find, and in my case pretty consistent over the long term. It's also easy for folk to understand that don't do this stuff every day.<br /><br />It's a pain downloading a file for each week. I only do that when I have to. I remember looking at the meter a couple of days before and the demand was .9 and I was ready to celebrate because that's the lowest I've managed to get. Then that stupid dryer got me.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-59128092458126968242018-06-15T15:11:21.355-07:002018-06-15T15:11:21.355-07:00Dave...enjoyed browsing your site and reading the ...Dave...enjoyed browsing your site and reading the comments. I'm not an electrician so, not diving into any of those projects. I too have been dissecting the APS bill and have created a detail billing spreadsheet to analyze plans and usage by day and hour during each billing period. APS shoved me into their Choice plan after being on a grandfathered 9 - 9 plan that worked well for us. After one month, it's clearly the worst plan for me...by a lot!!! The spreadsheet I've created shows the best plan for me depends upon my peak usage during each of the 3 - 8pm periods (Peak Demand) of the billing period. If I can keep below 3 kW in any of the Peak Demand periods, the best plan is Choice Max. If not, the best plan is Choice Plus.<br /><br />One observation.....your dryer usage didn't cost you $28.00 with 3.1kW peak during the month. It cost you the difference between the 3.1kW and your next highest peak demand hour during that entire billing period. It is easy to determine when that might have been by downloading the detailed weekly reports on the APS site. It's possible the best plan for you might actually be Choice Plus?<br />Seattle Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907889213209393639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-23637652942070189842018-06-14T07:59:55.569-07:002018-06-14T07:59:55.569-07:00It happened because we have the best Corporation C...It happened because we have the best Corporation Commission that money can buy.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-68190407271619476282018-06-14T07:48:01.153-07:002018-06-14T07:48:01.153-07:00thk, now you see why I posted my bill. There are f...thk, now you see why I posted my bill. There are folk out there that wouldn't believe the things that are happening politically with power. There are others that believe it, but do nothing.<br /><br />I like the first type of people better.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-72198738522395489502018-06-14T01:04:08.252-07:002018-06-14T01:04:08.252-07:00That for a 6.9kw contract; the higher the energy a...That for a 6.9kw contract; the higher the energy allowed, the costly per day it will bethkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567269937478357795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-48481402262438206932018-06-14T01:02:34.972-07:002018-06-14T01:02:34.972-07:00Absolutely incredible!
I thought my electricity wa...Absolutely incredible!<br />I thought my electricity was expensive, especially due to the small number of off peak periods (midnight to 7am weekdays, saturday is a mixture during the day, sunday off peak all the time):<br />Per day: 0.3835€<br />Peak: 0.2028€ / kwh<br />Off peak:0.0969€ / kwh<br />There are a few more taxes to be paid... all in it's half taxes half electricity cost.<br />But there's no way half an hour at 3,2 kw would be that much!!thkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567269937478357795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-80245103754622909922018-06-13T22:56:19.121-07:002018-06-13T22:56:19.121-07:00That's criminal! For a small time of use! How ...That's criminal! For a small time of use! How did this happen? The commission run by liberals allowed this increase, now that those resigned,left the new members to hold the guilt , election time people have no idea who allowed this. Just vote em out. No, do your research. Vote out the Democrats and those who supports mandatory solar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com