PGE charges me 50c/kwh just to deliver my power. I still spend an additional 12c/kwh for it to be generated. My bill last two months were $200 each for a 1 bed in SF. Insane.
In SF, gasoline is roughly at $5/gallon. If your ICE car gets 31 mpg but your electricity works out to be $0.70/kWh on an EV that gets 4.2 mi/kWh (eg Tesla Model 3), you're ever so slightly better off choosing an ICE vehicle vs an EV in a strictly financial sense in that case, according to chooseev's calculator*.
I was surprised recently when BC’s gas prices were about the same as WA’s, it’s almost always been more expensive in my lifetime.
One would think solar is the answer given such price per kWh. PG&E have lobbied for NEM3 and got it, to make rooftop solar less viable, look that up!
i have seen this argument made and anyone who holds that opinion should look at this comment, and have a long hard think as to whether they still think that's a good thing
We do nearly all vacuuming, washer, dryer and dishwasher on the weekends when it's cheapest. We don't use an AC or heater. But, we do cook nearly every night on an ancient electric stove and I do work from home with 1 or 2 32" monitors. It seems impossible to pay much less than $150 month.
My partner likes to use a space heater to warm the bathroom during the morning. It costs almost $1/hr to do that in SF with a 1500w space heater. We also spend $200 a month on electricity now, and we don't have an EV, and we have a gas stove and clothing dryer.
I miss my $5 electricity bill from when I was single in Seattle.
Example from the SE: base charge of $35 (static, I believe) + 10.6c/kwh.
Nope, not on my bill.