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I've considered it quite a bit in California. You are charged a nontrivial amount of money just to be connected and consuming no energy. That and the power went
by bagels 3y ago
I've considered it quite a bit in California. You are charged a nontrivial amount of money just to be connected and consuming no energy. That and the power went out for many days, multiple times this year.
- pjc50 3y agoYeah, I feel that standing charges should be a political issue, not just in California, because they're regressive and don't encourage people to save energy. If they were to bundle it into the per-unit cost, that would be better for low-income users and provide more of an incentive for high-consumption users to economize (or do their own generation to offset).
- fy20 3y agoIn my country there is no standing charge, everything is within the price you pay per kWh. If you usage is 0 kWh, your bill is €0. However only about half of what we pay goes towards electricity, the rest is for transmission and infrastructure costs and taxes. I have solar that covers all my usage, and net metering, but I still need to ~€30 per month to cover the cost of storing it and taking it back from the grid. I'd be paying around €120 if I didn't have solar.