SMECO rates going up AGAIN

[Clem72]

Mbps, of course. Duh.

You say Duh, as if it should be plainly obvious you mean megabit. However you typed MB multiple times which literally means megabyte.

So by Duh you are saying I should just assume you don't know what you are talking about rather than give you the benefit of the doubt.

And if you have a commercial line and it's governed by an SLA (should state to what degree and how often they can fail to meet guaranteed rates) that they are not meeting, then it should outline the remediation. Typically they would owe you money back on the cost of the service, possibly owe you additional money if you can show the lack of them meeting their requirements impacted your business.

If there is no SLA and no contractual guarantee of service then there is literally nothing that can be done except hope they decide to upgrade their equipment.

 

[Gilligan]

You say Duh, as if it should be plainly obvious you mean megabit. However you typed MB multiple times which literally means megabyte.

I made a horrible mistake!!

Plus I assumed even laypersons knew internet speeds are measure in megabits. Oh well.

Could you ever forgive me my transgressions? Or should I just go kill myself now.

You must be the life of every party, eh?

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

For those who want a more detailed explanation ......

"1 Megabit (MBit / Mb) is 1,000,000 bits, and 1 MegaByte (MByte / MB) is 1,000,000 bytes, and, as there are 8 bits in every byte, there are 8 Megabits in every MegaByte. So, in short, 1 Megabit is 1 million '1's and '0's, while 1 MegaByte is 8 million '1's and '0's."

Megabits vs. Megabytes (Mbps vs. MBps)​

Bits—networking and computing
Bytes—storage and software

The term “megabits” is almost always used to show how much data you can transfer across a network in a second, abbreviated as Mbps. Sometimes the term “megabytes” is used to show how much data a storage device can transfer in a second, abbreviated as MBps.

 

[NorthBeachPerso]

For your consideration ...

The SMECO increase is becasue they want to recoup the millions they spent forcing everyone to convert to the privacy intruding smart meters that no one wanted. Basterds.

Nah, that "stranded cost" was recovered years ago. What's driving the current increases (keep in mind I have BGE) is a combination of the recent inflation coupled with the suppliers from which SMECO gets its electricity being forced to transition to higher cost renewables (solar and wind).

One other thing about the smart meters, that was legislation driven.

 

[Clem72]

I made a horrible mistake!!

Plus I assumed even laypersons knew internet speeds are measure in megabits. Oh well.

Yes, laypersons do which is why I was confused about you mixing measurements.

You understand the confusion, right? When you mix up the most basic measurements you shouldn't be surprised that people assume you have less than a laypersons understand of the knowledge rather than that you are a genius and that it's just a typo/mistake.

If I made a post telling everyone my Toyota Prius seems to run like crap every time I put diesel in it. Would you completely ignore it, or would you ask a clarifying question like "did you mean to say gas?". And if you did ask that question would you expect me to reply "of course I meant gas, even laypersons know cars use gas".

 

[Gilligan]

Yes, laypersons do which is why I was confused about you mixing measurements.

You understand the confusion, right? When you mix up the most basic measurements you shouldn't be surprised that people assume you have less than a laypersons understand of the knowledge rather than that you are a genius and that it's just a typo/mistake.

If I made a post telling everyone my Toyota Prius seems to run like crap every time I put diesel in it. Would you completely ignore it, or would you ask a clarifying question like "did you mean to say gas?". And if you did ask that question would you expect me to reply "of course I meant gas, even laypersons know cars use gas".

I'm still a shell of my former self, coiled up in a fetal position, begging for my technical transgression to be forgiven. Is there any hope?..

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

Nah, that "stranded cost" was recovered years ago. What's driving the current increases (keep in mind I have BGE) is a combination of the recent inflation coupled with the suppliers from which SMECO gets its electricity being forced to transition to higher cost renewables (solar and wind).

One other thing about the smart meters, that was legislation driven.

It is one of the excuses they used.

"Cox affirmed the co-op “has effectively been able to control its costs in order to avoid filing more frequent rate cases. But given the significant capital investments in [smart meters] as well as other assets, SMECO has had to request an adjustment to its distribution rates in order to continue to provide the service its customer-members expect, while also meeting its financial obligations to its lenders.”"

Residents critical of electric co-op’s rate increase request

Times are tough, and the region’s customer-owned electric cooperative is appealing to Maryland’s regulatory agency to allow it to raise its electric distribution rates by $15.75 million.

www.somdnews.com

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

I'm still a shell of my former self, coiled up in a fetal position, begging for my technical transgression to be forgiven. Is there any hope?..

 

[DannyMotorcycle]

so what are we paying per kw now?

 

[jrt_ms1995]

so what are we paying per kw now?

Wait! Don't you mean kW?

 

[TPD]

Holy crap - is this coming to a state near us! If we keep closing down coal plants and relying more on wind and sun, I’m afraid we could see prices this high. The article states you should avoid using electricity at these peak times if possible. Finland is experiencing record cold right now - the coldest temps in this century - and are being asked not to use electricity. WTF

Electricity spot price to hit record €2.35 per kWh on Friday

The price hike is largely being blamed on increased electricity demand due to the extreme cold but also problems at local power plants.

yle.fi

 

[HemiHauler]

Holy crap - is this coming to a state near us! If we keep closing down coal plants and relying more on wind and sun, I’m afraid we could see prices this high. The article states you should avoid using electricity at these peak times if possible. Finland is experiencing record cold right now - the coldest temps in this century - and are being asked not to use electricity.

They just need to cut back on the saunas.

 

[TPD]

They just need to cut back on the saunas.

They would sacrifice their own kids to the gods before giving up their saunas!

 

[HemiHauler]

They would sacrifice their own kids to the gods before giving up their saunas!

That would also reduce demand!

 

[black dog]

I made a horrible mistake!!

Plus I assumed even laypersons knew internet speeds are measure in megabits. Oh well.

Could you ever forgive me my transgressions? Or should I just go kill myself now.

You must be the life of every party, eh?

Now we know why you didn't get into Rose-Hulmun Institute...

 

[GURPS]

Holy crap - is this coming to a state near us! If we keep closing down coal plants and relying more on wind and sun, I’m afraid we could see prices this high.

Yeah I have posted a couple articles about the impending disaster from ' green energy ' from sky high costs to brown / blackouts

 

[Gilligan]

Now we know why you didn't get into Rose-Hulmun Institute...

A young me:

 

[zar]

If you don’t like it build your own electric company. They need to maintain those 10,000 soler panels. They generate enough green energy to power 5 toasters and 1 3 speed fan per year. Think of the environment!

 

[Blister]

From my last SMECO bill:

Energy Charge|1207.00 kWh x $0.08540000

Power Cost Adj - Energy|1207.00 kWh x $-0.0040660

I think the generally accepted abbreviation is:

Kilowatt hours, abbreviated as KWh, is a unit of energy representing one thousand watt hours. Kilowatt hours are often used as a measure of domestic energy consumption. A kilowatt hour is equivalent to a steady power of one kilowatt running for one hour and is equivalent to 3.6 million joules or 3.6 megajoules.

 

[StmarysCity79]

I've gotten 2 rebate checks from Smeco for $150 each this year for using low amounts of energy. Compared to DC the rates are pretty reasonable.