cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24104102

Seen on reddit and other sources:

https://old.reddit.com/r/fresno/comments/1hxqlx7/the_more_i_try_to_save_energy_the_higher_the/

Its already 50c or more per kilowatt hour… https://www.pge.com/assets/pge/docs/account/rate-plans/residential-electric-rate-plan-pricing.pdf

On top of the “The Electric Home Rate Plan includes a $15-per-month Base Services Charge”… because people were starting to get 100% of their power from solar and it was “unfair”.

  • @brlemworld
    1•11 hours ago

    TOU is bad for the environment. It’s basically making it cheaper to use dirty sources like gas

    • @Brkdncr
      1•11 hours ago

      Power costs different amounts at different times of the day. There’s no going around that.