~0.07 cents/KWh off peak and ~0.24 cents/KWh peak pricing on city power in Northern Colorado. Peak hours are 5-9pm Oct-Apr and 2-7pm May-Sept. Not sure how that helps working families, but no one asks… shift your usage! Laundry and dishes do themselves during the day while you’re at work! Set the clothes dryer alarm for midnight, very restful. Talk about checking their privilege…leadership anyone? No? SMH…

After a 17 month shitshow with Sunrun, recently brought 29 panels and 2 Tesla batteries live. Not here to save the planet, it’ll be just fine. More importantly, despite terrible leadership at all levels it looks like I should be able to keep the lights on if brownouts occur, keep bureaucrats out of my thermostat(78 degrees suggested in the summer? GTFOH), and with the coming base KWh price increases from Nat gas price explosion basically guaranteed, the purchase looks better by the month… My 25-year solar KWh price lock is ~30% higher than off peak and ~60% less than peak pricing now. I never thought I’d see price parity between grid off-peak and my set-up…but reading about the prices paid and increases in this thread….maybe? Lots of people moving to CO, not a lot of generating capacity even planned, let alone being built… and a CO town already losing control of their ‘smart’ thermostats this summer…

Plus, I like the idea of sunshine powering my pinball play!

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/colorado-utility-company-locks-22000-thermostats-in-90-degree-weather-due-energy-emergency

Or if you don’t like Fox

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/smart-thermostats-shut-down-colorado_n_63117334e4b020c4ffab781d

Well, they DO get an extra $25 a year too!