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I have 4000sf (2 story with 2 zones) with high ceilings (vaulted) in most of the downstairs.
We use gas for heat and cooking and our bill's high was $191 one month (during the coldest month) and the low was $17.
Electric (also used to run A/C) low was $69 and high was $194. We keep the temp settings at 69/76 (upstairs and downstairs) but many times I will manually change AC to come on at 74 if I am home.
I don't find my bills much higher than when I was in California taking into consideration that we did not have A/C in California (didn't need it). A/C is a must (at least for us) for summers here in NC :-)
There are generous state and federal incentives for adding it to your home but it only makes sense if you plan to live there for at least 6-7 years.
Are those still available? I think Duke/Progress discontinued their incentive program.
Duke also offers a Time-of-Use rate plan. If you can remember to do a couple things like run the dishwasher and washer/dryer in off-peak times, you will come out ahead. The bill each month shows how much you saved vs being on flat rate. I think I only had a negative saving one month out of the last 3+ years I have been on the ToU plan.
You're right. I replied what would be true for commercial, not residential. Residential is a bundled rate. Sorry for the confusion.
Here's the link to Duke / Progress rates. Just multiply your kWh / month by the $0.967 and add about $12 per month to arrive at your charges (pre tax).
I don't remember any charges on my bill for things like generation, distribution, transmission or transition .... Just a basic facilities charge and a per Kw/H charge.
Are those still available? I think Duke/Progress discontinued their incentive program.
Duke also offers a Time-of-Use rate plan. If you can remember to do a couple things like run the dishwasher and washer/dryer in off-peak times, you will come out ahead. The bill each month shows how much you saved vs being on flat rate. I think I only had a negative saving one month out of the last 3+ years I have been on the ToU plan.
The incentives in question are NC (state) and US (federal) - not utility related. The utility does still have rebates and a special TOU-D plan for solar customers, but it's not quite as attractive as when I installed my system. It's not bad, mind you, just not as killer as it once was.
You're right. I replied what would be true for commercial, not residential. Residential is a bundled rate. Sorry for the confusion.
Here's the link to Duke / Progress rates. Just multiply your kWh / month by the $0.967 and add about $12 per month to arrive at your charges (pre tax).
It all depends on where you live, and who you are buying from. Smaller towns, tend to buy their power from other towns, and they charge you much more. My power bill in Greenville was over twice what I pay in Raleigh, even though now I'm in nearly 3x the square footage. A lot of smaller towns east of here, like Rocky Mount, and catching a lot of heat for overcharging their citizens for power they buy from other towns or cities. This has been on the news a lot lately, with people complaining of $400-800 a month power bills.
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