hydro / electricity

a bill with 0 usage is $24.02
the base delivery rate is $22.63
the base regulatory charge is 25 cents.
on this is HST (tax) of 13%.
There is then a 8% rebate from the province; their portion of this tax.
100 kWh adds 2.13 to delivery
1000 kWh adds 21.71 to delivery

every 1 kWh adds $0.0213 to the delivery charge
every 1 kWh adds $0.0043 to the regulatory charge

on a tiered plan, the first 600 kWh are charged at $0.077 per kWh
the remainder is charged at $0.089

this is the cent-price for electricity, and it can and will change with time.

As such the price is as follows: $0.1026 per kWh under 600
As such the price is as follows: $0.1146 per kWh over 600

to this is added the federal portion of the HST, 5%

as such the final price is:

As such the price is as follows: $0.10773 per kWh under 600
As such the price is as follows: $0.12033 per kWh over 600
there is a minimum fee of $24.02 even with 0 usage.

on the good side:

I can get up to $68 a month from the government on account of me being poor, and using electric heating.


using my old math in the previous post, I would pay $191.17

certainly less than I calculated it last time, likely thanks to government efforts to reduce bills.

With the full rebate it would be $123.17


however

without electric heating, my bill would go down to about $130.93. I'd only be able to get a $45 rebate, but with that, we are at $85.93


ODSP gives me $479 for rent.
I currently pay $535, all inclusive. That means heat, and hydro (electricity) are included in the rental price.

Assuming I found places for $479 (not bloody likely) I'd end up paying either $565 or $602 pending if heat is included or not (it usually is)

As such I'm $30 better off staying exactly where I am no matter what. The only way I'd be even better off is if some all inclusive place that's only charging $479 for rent became open.


EDITED TO ADD

if all temperature control was included, both heating and air conditioning, my bill drops to $72.37.

to be clear, I use $72.37 in electricity for everything not heating or cooling and $118.80 for heating and cooling.

copy of a post on my old blog

post title: generator power

heater 1500
toaster 1300
hotplate 900 + 600
kettle 1000
computer 240
monitor 40 X 2
light 100

air conditioning 750-1500
mini fridge 250


grand total: 7,470
rounded: 7,500




So if I had a generator that produced 7500 watts I could live life without any interruption.




In reality, I don't run all these things at once. The computer is always on and the light is always on. Unless it's very hot or very cold I don't use the AC or Heater on max, and I don't use both at the same time. The fridge is always plugged in, but it's on the same fuse as the other cooking equipment and I've learned that of the 4 of them (toaster, kettle, hotplate large burner, hotplate small burner) that I can only use 2 at the same time without blowing the fuse. So the max from that fuse would be the fridge, toaster, and kettle, at 2750, plus the computer, light, and temperature units on the other plug, at under 2000, give us a total of a bit over 5000.


The "always on" stuff (computer, fridge, lights, monitors) is 670. I do have a digital camera that's charging, some "night lights", and an alarm clock radio, but even assuming they sucked up power like crazy, in short




a 2500W generator would serve me, and a 2000W generator could be made to work as well.



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post title: electricity

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My heater alone costs $4 a day to run, or 1mWh
If my math is right, I use only 18kWh to cook, but use 432 keeping the lights on, the fridge running, and the computer working

according to this
http://www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/OEB/Consumers/Electricity/Your+Electricity+Utility
My bill would be $250, presuming I use 1500kWh, which is reasonable, as the actual math adds to near 1450

My landlord pays that $250, as my rent is all-inclusive.
Given I pay $535 a month, it is starting to make sense why he never seems to have money for repairs.

Ironically, he does not have money to properly insulate the building; which would likely chop a massive amount off his hydro bill. If all ~20 other residents are using as much power as I am, he's paying $5K a month, and he could cut that perhaps as much as half by just properly insulating the place.