Goldenhawk
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How about SMECO saves my money and stops sending me those silly notices that have no regulatory or legal implications? My electrical use is making them money, not costing them money.
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Come on now ... electricity is spun up from the 'air'
PEPCO sends those out 'you used 10 times the electricity of your neighbors'
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MiddleGround
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Lived in 8 different states and never paid higher electric bills and/or rates than here. But, it's a "knee-jerk reaction" so.......
Chris0nllyn
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Chris0nllyn
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Do you have a residential or commercial service?
MiddleGround
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Few years ago...
Must be some Maryland-only-special inflation! Same size home with same occupants and no major change in appliances and usage. Last place I lived the bill went between $85-100 per month. Here in good 'ole SOMD it runs between $175-225 per month!
Residential. Three separate meters though. Average about $600/month total.
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Chris0nllyn
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That means nothing as you aren't telling us what your rate was. House construction differs greatly.
Also, MD does have a special "Maryland-only-special inflation" called "EmPower Maryland"
I'll bet they (neighbor comparisons) do cost a pretty penny (color printing on heavy stock + postage), plus its outsourced to another company.
MiddleGround
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You may keep your previous home(s) electric bills for posterity. I do not. All I can tell you is that the circumstances for electricity consumption are almost identical yet, the bills here are much higher.
Chris0nllyn
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I don't need to. It's all online now.
I'm saying that the circumstances are not the same. It's years later, in a different house, in a different state, with a different electricity provider. The only comparable thing is the rates.
MD is currently ranked 37th in the nation for electrical power cost to consumers. Not the worst, by any means, but not so good. That standing has little of nothing to do with SMECO though; it's simply a "MD thing" like taxes and other things making our cost of living so high.
MiddleGround
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https://www.electricrate.com/residential-rates/maryland/
SMECO currently falls in the middle at 7.4432. Not too shabby.
SMECO currently falls in the middle at 7.4432. Not too shabby.
LOL - I think that's pretty much what my report said.
Chris0nllyn
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- And you don't expect prices to change in years?
- Built the same? Same insulation? Same weather? Same heat type, water heating type, AC system age, type and SEER? You can see that a number of things affect electricity consumption outside of square footage alone.
- And you agree each state forces different electricity providers to adhere to different standards? For instance, EmPower MD, and MD requires them to buy renewable energy.
- Um, we do. Hence the "co-op". But SMECO doesn't produce energy, they buy it. Since the PSC regulates transmission lines and the distribution system, rates must be approved by them.
The whole objective is to get people to use less so they don't have to build more power plants. It would be in their best interests to make everyone believe they have to do better.
But, really, how about a few more facts like:
These results are based on all residential structures (a total of 300) within a one mile radius of ___. Too many technical people in this area for us to sign off on that nonsense report
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Just go to your old provider's website and get their current cost for a KwH and compare it to the one on your SMECO bill. Was the old provider Hydro powered? I read that they are always less expensive (no fuel costs).
MiddleGround
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I take it you are both pretty happy with what you pay for electricity with SMECO then? If you are then you are definitely in the minority.