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Well that's one way to discourage EV adoption

nomel 3y ago
To be fair, in California I pay $0.67/kWh, every day, during peak. And, on hot days, we’re told to not charge our cars. I don’t think it’s conscious discouragement. If it is, then California is much better at it, and that’s a silly proposition.
- PointyFluff 3y ago
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- bcrl 3y ago
  Yikes. The peak rate here in Ontario is CAD$0.157/kWh, but our delivery charges are ~$0.05/kWh on top of that (Hydro One is the worst in that regard).
- gnicholas 3y ago
  Which utility is this, and what type of plan are you on? The time-of-day based plans can have extremely high pricing during peak, to discourage non-essential usage during those hours. We are on PG&E and they moved us (involuntarily) from usage-based to time-of-day in 2021. But they promised to refund us after a year if it was more expensive on the new plan than it would have been on the old plan. It was, and we switched back. I don't think we pay even close to 67¢/kWh on the usage-based, unless we're like triple our base allotment (which we aren't, but might be if our PHEV were a full EV). Sometimes it's also possible to put the EV on a separate EV account, so that you can have your main house on usage-based and your EV on time-of-day. Given how much you're paying, I'd look into alternatives (or not charge during peak, which most people don't need to do).
AYBABTME 3y ago
Most EVs automatically charge at night when the electric demand is at its lowest.
ericabiz 3y ago
If you live in Austin, there’s a $4.17/mo charge you can add to your bill for unlimited charging at Austin Energy-owned Level 2 chargers. They’re installed all over the city. Many people commenting here don’t live in Texas and are unaware of initiatives like this. https://austinenergy.com/green-power/plug-in-austin https://austinenergy.com/green-power/plug-in-austin
- pengaru 3y ago
  Is it really appropriate to use Austin as a proxy for the entire state? Didn't Texas, the state, recently pass an exceptionally high EV registration tax that 100% exempts hybrids? Edit: > Austin Energy is the prime recipient of > Department of Energy funding and has > successfully led an infrastructure planning > process called the Texas River Cities Plug-in > Electric Vehicle Initiative. You're highlighting the results at the edge of federal funding that must be spent on these things. TFA is about grid-scale problems, the energy supplying these charging ports.
  - Rapzid 3y ago
    Do you know why that EV registration tax was passed?

To be fair, in California I pay $0.67/kWh, every day, during peak. And, on hot days, we’re told to not charge our cars. I don’t think it’s conscious discouragement. If it is, then California is much better at it, and that’s a silly proposition.

PointyFluff 3y ago
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bcrl 3y ago
Yikes. The peak rate here in Ontario is CAD$0.157/kWh, but our delivery charges are ~$0.05/kWh on top of that (Hydro One is the worst in that regard).
gnicholas 3y ago
Which utility is this, and what type of plan are you on? The time-of-day based plans can have extremely high pricing during peak, to discourage non-essential usage during those hours. We are on PG&E and they moved us (involuntarily) from usage-based to time-of-day in 2021. But they promised to refund us after a year if it was more expensive on the new plan than it would have been on the old plan. It was, and we switched back. I don't think we pay even close to 67¢/kWh on the usage-based, unless we're like triple our base allotment (which we aren't, but might be if our PHEV were a full EV). Sometimes it's also possible to put the EV on a separate EV account, so that you can have your main house on usage-based and your EV on time-of-day. Given how much you're paying, I'd look into alternatives (or not charge during peak, which most people don't need to do).

AYBABTME 3y ago

Most EVs automatically charge at night when the electric demand is at its lowest.

ericabiz 3y ago

If you live in Austin, there’s a $4.17/mo charge you can add to your bill for unlimited charging at Austin Energy-owned Level 2 chargers. They’re installed all over the city. Many people commenting here don’t live in Texas and are unaware of initiatives like this. https://austinenergy.com/green-power/plug-in-austin https://austinenergy.com/green-power/plug-in-austin

pengaru 3y ago
Is it really appropriate to use Austin as a proxy for the entire state? Didn't Texas, the state, recently pass an exceptionally high EV registration tax that 100% exempts hybrids? Edit: > Austin Energy is the prime recipient of > Department of Energy funding and has > successfully led an infrastructure planning > process called the Texas River Cities Plug-in > Electric Vehicle Initiative. You're highlighting the results at the edge of federal funding that must be spent on these things. TFA is about grid-scale problems, the energy supplying these charging ports.
- Rapzid 3y ago
  Do you know why that EV registration tax was passed?