I find this hard to believe because my house has an energy meter outside of it. It measures the kilowatts per hour. At the end of each month, the meter man reads the meter and I get my bill based on my kilowatts usage. How can the energy meter possibly tell the difference from when kilowatts are used in the day as opposed to nights? Cell phones have peak and off peak hours that the carrier can track but thats only because the carrier knows when you are making a call. How in the world does the electric company know when you're using electric? They only know the usage by coming once a month to read your kwh usage. Is there any truth to this?
2007-06-05 07:47:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you are in CA, we have smart meters which record the kilowatt useage by time of day. In some areas, they still have the old meters in use and then they get you in tiered kilowatt useage depending upon how much you use over your baseline allowance by percentage. If you are considered to be a high use household under the old meter system, it doesn't matter what time of day you are using the electric, it depends on the number of kilowatts used. For those who don't have a smart meter, our utility company considers a high use household to be one that uses 130% of the baseline allowance. Low use households pay a lower per kilowat rate.
When you get your bill, you can see which system your utility provider is using. If your usage is divided up by percentage and each increasing percentage is charged at a higher rate, they are using the baseline allowance/low-high use rate basis. If it is divided up by kilowatt by peak/off peak, you have a smart meter.
2007-06-05 08:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is true.. The electric company basically "thinks" that peak usage is when people are home/awake and using power...Generally, the normal public that's during the daytime hours..."Peak" usage times... I've tested out some things and was able to cut my normal electric bill in half by doing some easy adjustments to my energy comsumption....
* I only run my dishwasher when it's full and on a time delay usually around 3 or 4 am... The water is hot and we're sleeping..
* I only one major househole appliance at at time washer or dryer... I soak the wash while the dryer is going... My clothes come out cleaner... Or I wash a load at night if the dryer isn't going...
*I hang most of my dark and only use my dryer to dry towels, whites...
*unplug any adapters,chargers, appliances when not in use
* I turn off my computer at night
* I use enegy efficient lights in my fixtures/lamps
* I run the ceiling fans when the air conditioner is on...
* turn water heater on 120 degrees instead of highest setting...
my electric bill was $175.00/ now it's $75
2007-06-05 07:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's most expensive during the day think it's 9-7 am. You should be able to check behind your bill. There should be a chart explaining per kilowatt at what time of the day. The evenings and weekends are the cheapest time for the use of electricity.
2007-06-05 07:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by Jamezy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is still going to be the some amount of electricity that goes into the house, so regardless of the time, it won't make a difference. If you want to save just get A rated appliances or use the dryer less like when it's not raining. You can let the sun do all the hard work, and also when there isn't many dishes you should wash them up yourself.
2016-05-17 11:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The demand for energy is higher during the day, the energy provider must make enough energy to supply the demand. energy not used is lost (not stored). All the consumers need to pay for all the energy produced throughout the day.
The utility company cannot determine the amount of energy used by you any typical day with a standard analog meter.
2007-06-05 08:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by Paul C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh heck yes you my bill went up by like 100 dollars because i was washing my clothes, and using the dryer too much during the day, and then also i ironed, and used too much electricity, when i saw my bill, i gasped it sucked, so dont do it...
2007-06-05 07:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is true! look on the back of your bill and it will tell you how it works.
2007-06-05 08:25:24 · answer #7 · answered by irishlady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with YOUR energy company. They are all different.
2007-06-05 07:53:05 · answer #8 · answered by Michael B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋