[VHFcontesting] Maine Wind Power

[David Olean]

I made a simple mistake and got the decimal point in the wrong spot. I 
am paying about 25 cents per kwh not 2 1/2 cents. Sorry, but that 
decimal point sure messed up the story!

The electric company in Maine is under attack as it is owned by a 
foreign corporation, (Boo... Hiss...) and if that wasn't enough, they 
had lots of losses from a few wind and ice storms that hurt the bottom 
line. They managed to get an 85% rate increase and our electric rates 
really jumped up.   So running a 1500 watt linear amp consumes about3000 
to 3300 watts of AC power.  A 48 hour contest will cost you about $20 now.

My electric bill is front loaded, so using more power nets you a drop in 
the kWh rate, but the 24.9 cent figure was based on a usage of about 
1500 kWh per month.

Dave K1WHS


On 3/9/2022 8:19 AM, Roger(WA1NVC) Coulson wrote:
> "I am not sure what happened, but I am now paying $0.0249 per kilowatt 
> hour! All this makes me want to go QRP!" - K1WHS
>
> I know Maine gets a lot of its electricity from wind power but ... 
> $0.0249 / KWH ???
>
> The hams in Maine must be talking up a storm to get the electric rates 
> down to $0.0249 / KWH!!!
>
> On a serious note, take your monthly electric bill and divide by the 
> KWH's used.
>
> My average rate is $0.30 per KWH here in eastern MA.  Where are you 
> getting electricity so cheap?
>
> Roger
> WA1NVC
>
>
>
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