Hi folks,
Some of you know me personally and know that I am currently working on deploying a home solar photo voltaic system to cover my energy needs. I’ll detail my install in another blog, but I wanted to let you know the Christmas present that I got from PG&E in 2015. I got a massive 80.5% rate increase!
Now I have to admit, I work from home and I use my air conditioning all day as well as have quite a few computers running full time so I get it I am a power waster. No need to bash me on that. But, take a look what they did this year and ask yourself how upset this would make you?
Daily Usage in 2014 (Before January 1st of 2015)
As you can see in this chart of my usage, I used 25.50 kWh on Wednesday December 24th (Christmas Eve)
Daily Cost in 2014 (Before January 1st 2015)
As you can see in this screenshot, that energy use cost me $3.90 cents (thats per day). Notice how the chart jumps dramatically as of January 1st of 2015
Daily Usage in 2015 (After January 1st of 2015)
In this screenshot, I tried to pick a day which had similar usage after January 1st. I found that on January 15th I used 25.74 kWh which is “close” to what I used before.
Daily Cost in 2015 (After January 1st 2015)
That roughly same amount of energy from 2014 is now costing me $7.03. This change represents a roughly 80.5% increase over my last year’s rates.
NOW I AM CONVINCED MORE THAN EVER TO GET A SOLAR INSTALL! WHAT A FLIPPING SCAM!
If you are in the bay area and want to get solar too. Call Justin Ryan at 925.260.6406 or email him @ justinr @t cleansolar.com. Let him know Lawrence Pingree sent you.
