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Hi HN! Time-of-use and "demand charge" power pricing systems [1] mean that utilities in the US are starting to price their electricity dynamically though the da
by nikodunk 5y ago
Hi HN! Time-of-use and "demand charge" power pricing systems [1] mean that utilities in the US are starting to price their electricity dynamically though the day. It gets expensive at 4-9p when everyone wants to run their AC in summer, but is cheap in the early mornings.
Problem: The times and prices change by weekday, season, and utility.
Solution: A Chrome extension that shows you the current status, and whether to use / not to use. Starting with two utilities in California - PG&E [2] and SCE [3].
[1] https://news.energysage.com/understanding-time-of-use-rates https://news.energysage.com/understanding-time-of-use-rates
[2] PGE: https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/rate-plans/rate-plan-options/time-of-use-base-plan/time-of-use-plan.page https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/rate-plans/rate-plan-o...
[3] SCE: https://www.sce.com/residential/rates/Time-Of-Use-Residential-Rate-Plans https://www.sce.com/residential/rates/Time-Of-Use-Residentia...
- nikodunk 5y agoAlso available for Firefox here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/time-of-use-rate-demand-charge https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/time-of-use-r...