Quote Originally Posted by Cruncher Pete View Post
That is a fair enough comment to the number of machines you are running, but not a fair comparison as to what you are paying for 1KW of Electricity as per you bill. In fact, you would be surprided to see the difference in sates at to this cost. So, why not, let us check out in each states what you are paying per 1KW pf usage and that way we can compare relativity. To a start, I am paying 24C per KW. What is yours?
It's not that simple. The power here in PG&E land is tiered. Completely Byzantine and indecipherable, and the rates change every two weeks.

Baseline usage is defined as 370 kwh. Is that enough to run a house? Anyway, here is the table from the two two-week periods from June, all kwh:

Up to baseline is $0.12
100-130% of baseline is $0.14
131-200% of baseline is $0.30
201-300% of baseline is $0.37
over 300% of baseline is $0.37

My kwh in the same tiers respectively:

270 (2%)
111 (1%)
259 (4%)
370 (7%)
4712 (86%)

Bottom line, my average usage for June was $0.35.