Credit On My Electric Bill

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Bath, ME after a recent storm. This picture sent to me by my cousin Cathy. She and my cousin, Rick, are the parents of Craig and Derek (two of the Marines I write to). It's all in the family.

Electricity Summer Savings
This past summer our electricity provider, CL&P, offered a summer savings program. Any customer (who signed up for the program) who saved from 10 to 20% over last year’s usage would get a 10, 15 or 20% credit on their November bill. I signed up.

Here’s the breakdown:
849.8 kWh less electricity used from June 1 to October 1
42.9% difference in consumption
20% credit for Summer Savers Rewards
$131.07 equals the generation charge difference
$26.21 credit on my November bill (20% of $131.07)

The main source of the savings was my electric clothes dryer. All summer (and well into fall) we used the clotheslines to dry our laundry—even towels. We have long been in the habit of shutting off TVs and lights when we leave any given room for a length of time. Also this past summer, we did not have to run the AC as much as last year and I did not use my dehumidifier at all.

Another storm
Here we are, Sunday morning and we can’t catch a break. I woke up at 3:45 a.m. and the ground was covered with snow—about an inch of accumulation. It didn’t take long before I could hear the windows and the side of the house being heavily pelted by sleet. The plow trucks are out keeping the roads cleared. We have experienced the wind intermittently but the expectation is the winds will pick up and become sustained up around 30-40 mph with gusts. Our newspaper delivery person delivered the Sunday Hartford Courant yesterday. At least we know Claudette will be safe today and off the roads.

I’ve been tracking the number of storms so far this year. Today’s storm is #5.