brucet999
Active Member
Wow. High rates and arbitrary blackouts. PG&E really does suck.Prior to COVID-19, I didn't work from home and I was on a TOU plan, E-6 (see pages 2 and 4 of https://www.pge.com/tariffs/assets/pdf/tariffbook/ELEC_SCHEDS_E-6.pdf). But due to COVID-19, I was required to WFH for months and pretty much at this point, there is no point in going to the office: almost none of my team is there so collaboration is no better and I don't want to be that guy who might catch or spread COVID from going there for no reason. So, I switched intentionally to E-1 since E-6 made no sense any longer.
E-6 is closed to new customers so I can't go back anyway. As for the bolded part, sure, see https://www.pge.com/tariffs/assets/pdf/tariffbook/ELEC_SCHEDS_EV2 (Sch).pdf pages 2 and 3. It's 16.67 cents/kWh off-peak but they kill you the rest of the day (33.5 to 47.9 cents/kWh).
Until I have a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine in me, I need to WFH. I may need to run a space heater to keep myself warm while WFH (it can get into the low 50's inside at home in the winter) or run my "portable" AC unit during the summer on the hottest of days (e.g. when it gets above 100 F). In summer, sometimes in my house upstairs gets to above 95 F (I have no central AC). It gets pretty unpleasant at home when you're in the living room w/a high ceiling (ceiling goes to the top of 2 story house) and it hits 86 F and you're working w/a fan and your shirt off.
I don't like the idea of paying 47.9 cents/kWh when I work in "summer" and even worse when I have to run my portable AC. Ditto for 35.2 cents/kWh when working in "winter" when I may have to run a space heater (or have the the several hundred watt furnace fan motor running) besides the other inconveniences EV2-A causes. Looks like it is expensive every day except from 12:01 am until 2:59 pm.
Pre-COVID, I charged on free L2 at work. Had free L1 or L2 charging at work for over 7 years.
19 cents/kWh DC FC or (via DrivetheARC) 75% discount off 30 cents/minute EVgo DC FC or free EVgo is what I'm sticking with for now, instead of PG&E rates. There are a few other PG&E TOU plans for homes but none make any sense for my current situation.
My nephew in Marin is shopping for rooftop PV and PowerWalls so he can beat the high rates and protect himself with backup power during blackouts.