03-01-2019, 05:19 PM
(03-01-2019, 05:01 PM)fenders53 Wrote: Most of the better performing (share price) Utes do have this in their business plan, because it is some part of the future for sure. For the most part my local does not. I'll research the % by energy source but I am going to say nat gas and nuke still dominate. Berkshire bought my utility long ago and I didn't notice a big difference as a consumer.
On a side note my Ute bill is $125-150 month depending on the weather. Twenty years ago the bill was $100-125 so 2% annual increase is a close enough estimate. A modest sized home about 1800 sq ft. Only 20 years old so reasonably modern as far as build efficiency. I'd be very curious to hear what your bills are. I am going to assume utility costs are a much bigger issue in other parts of the US?
I'm in Texas in a ~2,500 square foot house that's 15 years old, and paying roughly 11.5 cents per kWh. My bills range from under $100 in the Winter (gas furnace, which barely gets used) to almost $300 in the Summer, and that's with one of the HVAC Units having been recently replaced for a new, fairly efficient 18-SEER model. Central air is a necessity down here, though.