Wow, that's low. I have geothermal and am all electric. My bill get almost to $400 in the winter but drops almost in half in the summer since geothermal is super efficient at cooling. But that's my only utility.
@Thomas_Thumb wrote:I'd take a $0 monthly electric bill along with no worries for brown outs affecting A/C.
California can get real nutty with billing depending on which Net Metering policy they're under--especially when it comes time for their true up. If they don't currently have a bill for their basic charge and few other miscellaneous taxes and fees, CA is hellbent on moving towards them with their proposed restructing/removal of grandfathered plans. For example, my solar offset last year was 114% of my annual usage, but I am still billed $15.92/mo in base charges here in Oregon.
One other thing to note about solar is that most of it is grid-tied and without a select few panels that incorporate microinverters or the installation of a home battery, they won't be producing anyting if/when the grid is down.
@FicoMike0 wrote:I'm not likely to take that offer. Were cooking with gas here. Really only see larger electric bills during a.c. Season. Even then we pay less than 8¢ a kwh. None of that high priced wind and solar here, mostly coal and gas power.
Is that why my electricity is so expensive in NJ? These people worship that crap. Electric heat, pushed $400 this winter a month. I turned the heat off and stayed cold.
