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What? Lots of states have cheaper rates than that: https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/ https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-price

What? Lots of states have cheaper rates than that: https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/ https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/ And none of them are anywhere near 40-80c, so maybe that commenter is in another country.

vericiab 2y ago
Although your bill might only show one bundled price depending on who supplies and delivers your electricity, the cost of electricity in the US usually includes both a "supply" or "generation" charge and a "delivery" charge. Based on what I'm seeing on that page I think it's almost certainly only showing the electric supply rates, not the combined total of supply + delivery. I don't live in California so the nuances are lost on me, but it looks like for SF county the residential delivery rate is about 19c/kWh, the supply rate ranges from roughly 12-16c/kWh, and "surcharges" are 0-1c/kWh, for a total of 31-37c/kWh. For San Diego county the delivery rate is 25-26c/kWh, the supply rate is 15-18c/kWh, and surcharges are 2-5c/kWh, with a total of 45-46c/kWh.[1] [1] https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/RateComparison https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/RateComparison
- ryanwaggoner 2y ago
  Fair point, but SD in particular also has some of the highest electricity costs in the US. This BLS data seems to be the actual cost to consumers, and the average is $0.17: https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices_selectedareas_table.htm https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices...
- tedivm 2y ago
  To be clear when I said 0.11/kWh in Chicago I was giving the total price, including both the supply and delivery. California has some ridiculously expensive power costs. I moved to Chicago in 2021 after living in the bay area for 11 years, and the amount I spent on electricity absolutely plummeted.
selectodude 2y ago
I’m speaking about ComEd in Chicagoland specifically. I’m currently paying 1.1 cent per kWh. https://hourlypricing.comed.com/live-prices/five-minute-prices/ https://hourlypricing.comed.com/live-prices/five-minute-pric...

vericiab 2y ago

Although your bill might only show one bundled price depending on who supplies and delivers your electricity, the cost of electricity in the US usually includes both a "supply" or "generation" charge and a "delivery" charge. Based on what I'm seeing on that page I think it's almost certainly only showing the electric supply rates, not the combined total of supply + delivery. I don't live in California so the nuances are lost on me, but it looks like for SF county the residential delivery rate is about 19c/kWh, the supply rate ranges from roughly 12-16c/kWh, and "surcharges" are 0-1c/kWh, for a total of 31-37c/kWh. For San Diego county the delivery rate is 25-26c/kWh, the supply rate is 15-18c/kWh, and surcharges are 2-5c/kWh, with a total of 45-46c/kWh.[1] [1] https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/RateComparison https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/RateComparison

ryanwaggoner 2y ago
Fair point, but SD in particular also has some of the highest electricity costs in the US. This BLS data seems to be the actual cost to consumers, and the average is $0.17: https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices_selectedareas_table.htm https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/averageenergyprices...
tedivm 2y ago
To be clear when I said 0.11/kWh in Chicago I was giving the total price, including both the supply and delivery. California has some ridiculously expensive power costs. I moved to Chicago in 2021 after living in the bay area for 11 years, and the amount I spent on electricity absolutely plummeted.

selectodude 2y ago

I’m speaking about ComEd in Chicagoland specifically. I’m currently paying 1.1 cent per kWh. https://hourlypricing.comed.com/live-prices/five-minute-prices/ https://hourlypricing.comed.com/live-prices/five-minute-pric...