[Greenbuilding] Old Nuclear Power Plants? RE: Give Me Your Old, Your Tired, Your Stinky and Energy Inefficient...

[Richard Garbary]

Paul

23:00 to 7:00 is a narrow window for off peak. Here, in Toronto, it's
19:00 to 7:00. At least there's an opportunity to do some of the
chores before bedtime. Yep, 60 gallon or bigger on a timer and a GFX.

Richard


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On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Paul Eldridge
<paul.eldridge at ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> You'll get no argument from me, Richard, but I'm sure we're in the minority.
>
> FWIW, Nova Scotia Power's on-peak rate is currently 16.435-cents per kWh and
> that kicks in as of 07h00 each weekday morning between December 1st and
> February 28th; for the remainder of the year, the on-peak rate is
> 12.638-cents.
>
> The off-peak period runs between 23h00 and 07h00, and that rate is presently
> 6.468-cents per kWh.  Thus, once the clock strikes 07h00, NSP's TOU
> ratepayers are paying two and a half-times more for electricity during the
> three winter months and twice as much the other nine, with the exception of
> weekends and holidays.  Needless to say, unless you shower, do laundry and
> run the dishwasher between 23h00 and 07h00, your water heating costs with a
> tankless unit are going to be much higher than with a suitably sized storage
> heater that only recharges during off-peak hours.
>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
>
>
>>Hi Paul:
>>
>>Maybe peak and mid-price rates need kicking up a notch on a regular
>>basis and off peak rates lowered.
>>
>
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