Outrageous electricity bills - Calgary

24storm · #1 02-24-2009, 08:44 PM

I am going to get one of these ones tonight so i can do some checking on my stuff. Also Enmax has a program called easymax that lets you lock in your rate a 8 cents per killowatt for 5 years if i had done this before Jan i would have saved almost 100.00 on my Jan bill.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...08474396672790

my2rotties · #2 02-24-2009, 09:13 PM

Can I borrow it

Someone mentioned the one at Costco is really god so maybe I'll grab one when I go back in a week or two. I am thinking my crappy Blue line is a power sucker. Time to get rid of it...

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Originally Posted by 24storm

I am going to get one of these ones tonight so i can do some checking on my stuff. Also Enmax has a program called easymax that lets you lock in your rate a 8 cents per killowatt for 5 years if i had done this before Jan i would have saved almost 100.00 on my Jan bill.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...08474396672790

yeeg · #3 02-24-2009, 09:17 PM

my Enmax bill in December was $615 and the kicker is that the house was empty for 3 weeks and the temps turned down....

i have crabs · #4 02-24-2009, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by yeeg

my Enmax bill in December was $615 and the kicker is that the house was empty for 3 weeks and the temps turned down....

gas is a lot cheaper than electricity, leave the heat up so you dont spend the money on heating up your tank

yeeg · #5 02-25-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by i have crabs

gas is a lot cheaper than electricity, leave the heat up so you dont spend the money on heating up your tank

I'll have to look into it...my electrical is 7 cents per kwh...the temps in my tank wont vary much as the volume of water is significant...

banditpowdercoat · #6 02-26-2009, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by i have crabs

gas is a lot cheaper than electricity, leave the heat up so you dont spend the money on heating up your tank

Not from what I have experienced. My last place, a three floor Duplex, was solely elec heat. My elec bill was less than my buds gas bill for his place.

When talking Large ovens, Like my Powdercoat ovens, Elec is cheap. Just takes a while to heat a 7'x6'x5' Oven. 18KW of elec heat.

My gas bill for just my trailer is about the same as the Hydro bill for the house AND the shop/oven. But then, I was stupid a while back and locked my gas in BAD DAN, BAD....

i have crabs · #7 02-26-2009, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Not from what I have experienced. My last place, a three floor Duplex, was solely elec heat. My elec bill was less than my buds gas bill for his place.

When talking Large ovens, Like my Powdercoat ovens, Elec is cheap. Just takes a while to heat a 7'x6'x5' Oven. 18KW of elec heat.

My gas bill for just my trailer is about the same as the Hydro bill for the house AND the shop/oven. But then, I was stupid a while back and locked my gas in BAD DAN, BAD....

i found my heaters ran about half the time and when you have about 1000w of heaters the savings add up, also remember half the gas bill is fixed rates and fee's the actuall part that goes up with usage didnt go up that much for me.

as far as enmax they dont have plans any only use the monthly wich over the last 2 years has hovered between 9-12cents enmax has a locked in rate right now for 8cents, its a 5 year term but you can change it or get out of it anytime with no penalty, i switched from epcor to enmax online the other day and now have to wait 5-8weeks to start saving money.

24storm · #8 02-26-2009, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by i have crabs

i found my heaters ran about half the time and when you have about 1000w of heaters the savings add up, also remember half the gas bill is fixed rates and fee's the actuall part that goes up with usage didnt go up that much for me.

as far as enmax they dont have plans any only use the monthly wich over the last 2 years has hovered between 9-12cents enmax has a locked in rate right now for 8cents, its a 5 year term but you can change it or get out of it anytime with no penalty, i switched from epcor to enmax online the other day and now have to wait 5-8weeks to start saving money.

I called enmax yesterday and locked in on the easymax plan and they told me it goes into effect the next day. You may want to give a call and check they actually answer phones there to. I think i was on hold for all of 1 minute.

Keith

JDigital · #9 02-24-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by yeeg

my Enmax bill in December was $615 and the kicker is that the house was empty for 3 weeks and the temps turned down....

That's almost a $1/gallon...

my2rotties · #10 02-24-2009, 11:32 PM

So... are you still laying on the floor, or are you up on the ceiling... When you call they will give you the "jedi mind trick" and confuse you into thinking the bill is right.

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Originally Posted by yeeg

my Enmax bill in December was $615 and the kicker is that the house was empty for 3 weeks and the temps turned down....