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Help with High Electric Bill?
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garth_angst
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Yeah, I didn't know that at the time, but again, I get a discount for charging with the ChargePoint, plus it tells me how much money it cost to charge.
Wow some of you are really making me sad. I’m debating whether to switch my house to .24 peak and .13 off peak vs stay .17. Crazy how cheap some of your electricity is, 01-.06. Next you’re going to tell me you pay less then $3800 a year for insurance on your Y…..MI sucks for some things.
$3800?! yikes …. I pay under $900 each to insure a 3 and an X … in NJ, of all states!
If it makes you feel better, MA is 0.26 all the time. OTOH, my 3 costs $1050 a year to insure.
Whoa $3,800 is crazy... are you like in the UP with the (edit, I can't read
) RWD China Model Y? Slide slide slide all over in the snow ...Many years ago I had a beater Corolla that was like $600 per year to insure in Indiana. I moved to the Detroit-area for work and my insurance company upped my premium to like $2,200 with absolutely no change in coverage. I think there's a Foreign-made* bias up there... that even permeates the insurance underwriting. I ended getting a RWD V8 Charger and my insurance dropped down to like $1,200 per year.
* Note: to many of the people who work for the old-school big 3 automakers in Detroit, anything that is not made by the UAW or CAW under those nameplates is considered foreign. They consider a car "foreign" if it is made by Toyota NUMMI workers who were members of the UAW, or non-UAW folks in Vance, AL. You park the wrong USA made car in the "USA only lot" and it's getting ticketed. Or worse, someone removes the lugnuts.
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garth_angst
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Are you a new driver? $3800 would be for a high risk driver, either real young or many accidents and tickets.. I worked in auto insurance for a while. I pay under $1000/yr for a model 3 with Liberty Mutual in New York.
2200 for S and 3 a year in GA. And I thought it was too much 
To OP many good recommendation, check about EV rate for night charging. We pay 0.04 between 12am to 6 am. My bill actually smaller than it was year ago when I had just one EV vs 2 now because of that. But we did adjust how we use electricity during peak hours. For Example I ran AC during the night to cool the house to low temps and then set temps higher for a day so ac won’t come on during peak hours.
To OP many good recommendation, check about EV rate for night charging. We pay 0.04 between 12am to 6 am. My bill actually smaller than it was year ago when I had just one EV vs 2 now because of that. But we did adjust how we use electricity during peak hours. For Example I ran AC during the night to cool the house to low temps and then set temps higher for a day so ac won’t come on during peak hours.
No Michigan insurance is just stupid expensive. I’m 42 with no accidents, tickets, high credit score, multiple car, home, life, umbrella policies. I could get it a bit cheaper by switching policies, but getting it under 3k probably won’t happen with decent coverage. 250/500k I think is what I have now.
And that’s me paying 1c extra per kWh so all my electricity would come from renewable source.
We have two AC units, pool pump running and electric lawn mower and all electric tools plus two fridges, all lights are led.
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Lol no worries, we’re used to it. There’s a car guy in Utah (stradman or something), I think he showed he pays less for a veyron (yes a 2mil+ car), aventador, and a few mclarens then I do for a freaking 50k commuter car.
Snowball316
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miss demeanor
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So I tracked how much it cost to charge my car overnight after my daily commute, it was 18 cents. Paying 8 cents / kwh here in Houston (after delivery charges).
I haven't gone through this entire thread, but anyone telling you that your bill would only go up $15-$30 is completely wrong(if you drive over 1,000-1,500 miles/month).
Your power bill is absurdly low. Without solar I don't know anyone with a bill under $100.