Recent content by DP26

Share is not the same as sell.

And it is reflected every time we vote. We vote our pockets. Those that run only do what their backers want, with a rare exception of what is actually good for the majority of those they represent. I am embarrassed, but I elect not to subject me and mine to the invasion of running for office. I...

Fair? Tax or quasi tax? Ha. We have had income based discounts for years. We tax certain earnings more than others. One state, make one cent too much, and the one can can cost you thousands. If I followed correctly, the idea is to set the real cost evenly, then Charge higher earners to...

not unfair to have to pay to maintain the connection. Same as we all have to pay for our ev, not by the mile. Contrarian, not realistic. Then, maybe, new homes would not have to pay tens of thousands for a connection.

All these calculations are worthless. They need to be redone once the monthly fee is live. Until then, only a fool would install. In the big three utilities.

Extensions, properly sized, are not inherently unsafe. Look at any rv park on a hot day. In fact, the rv extension is likely better sized than what many parks offer in hard wire! With that said, the connectors can be an issue. They are not as “connected” as hard wire and need monitoring. If...

of would be interesting to know what plans, by pct, cares eligible folks are on. In our save, it is our disable daughter who qualifies. We do well (parents). Given when time comes we are gone, we try to save what we can for our daughter. (As a point to anyone who would wonder why we work hard to...

Add in lost interest on the down payment and the additional balance each month of the payments were saved. I rarely see that accounted for. Right now high interest savings are a bit over 4%.

Got my first new bill. Pge cares. Off peak +23.9%. Mid +14.8%. Peak +14.3%. 13% my Aunt Fanny. Color me waiting in a hurry for the new scheme. Can’t say what it will to to non cares though, but this time, cares gets it in the shorts.

Coupled with the likely/by law change for the big 3 to a monthly access fee and lower kWh, leaves little or no room to save money before the solar hardware gets old. Plus interest or cost of funds, etc.

The news and plain docs talk about the average user which either fooled the regulators or appeased the regulators. Who effectively gets the lower increase to get to the 13 or 14% bandied about? My eva2 care went up more than 20% at the three time rates.

When the ptb get their monthly fee plan in place, we start over figuring out how to optimize. The news saying 13% Jan 1 was as usual wrong. That is why Pge posted averages in their app not actual per kWh.

Maybe once a month we pay for home charging. Our routine allows use of the free charger during the week with the .8 kWh as a backup. Shifting our home use pool, spa, ac, laundry, to off peak, and less gas, covers the payment of the Tesla. We do qualify for the care rate which is why we don’t...

If $ is bothering you, look for subsidized chargers. For me, my city has a few free L2 spots and out public transport hub has L2 for .50 per hour. Looks like Pge care ev2 off peak calculates to change from 18.091 to ~22.57. For me, if the next big change happens, it will be a savings because of...

I hope to lose an all warranties and insurance, but they still have value for me. Pet care is one. Keeps me from having to make a dollar or pet decision. Xcare is another. Yet I am in quake country and don’t carry quake coverage. House did fine with two large quakes so far, and the deductible is...