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I am in Socal, and I have Socal Edison.

As soon as i got my Volt, i switched to TOU-D-B so i can charge my volt during super-off-peak rate of $0.14 per KwH that starts at 10pm. I deplete the battery and fully charge daily.

I have seen other people mentioned they have $0.11 per KwH rates. Just wondering if Socal Edison is robbing me blind or not.

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Ontario, Canada: 8.7 cents per kWh (which at current exchange works out to be about 6.5 cents USD.) This is of course the off-peak rate, which is the only time I charge the vehicle.
 

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11.7 cents. North Carolina. This is about the national average, I believe. This is a standard rate plan. I can also switch to a TOU plan that would give me a minimum rate about half that and probably save me money, but it is so cheap now, I am not that motivated to look into it.
 

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I'm at about 11 cents, out the door (bottom line after all taxes, fees, etc). But I'm in Michigan. SoCal is a world away when it comes to electric rates.
 

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Here in northwestern Oregon. Last bill was .114 / KWH. This is based on total bill, (all fees, taxes, sur charges. etc.) divided by KWH used. Also the less KWH's we use the lower per KWH I pay. Just the opposite of what you would think. Most places when you buy a product in quantity you get a discount, not here with electricity...
 

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I'm at about 11 cents, out the door (bottom line after all taxes, fees, etc). But I'm in Michigan. SoCal is a world away when it comes to electric rates.
+1 and it's a flat rate 24/7 here in southern IL with Ameren IP. No complaints.
 

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5.8 cents from 9pm-9am and on weekends.
17.9 cents from 9am to 9pm weekdays.

So we cook and do laundry in the early morning or on weekends and the car charges only at night and on weekends.
 

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In Middle Tennessee, so far this year it has been $0.102 to $0.123 depending on the fees added. No TOU available.
 

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10 cents flat. If we switched over to the AM/PM off peak it changes to 12 cents vs 6 cents but sadly our life-schedule isn't conducive to that change.
 

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I am in Socal, and I have Socal Edison.

As soon as i got my Volt, i switched to TOU-D-B so i can charge my volt during super-off-peak rate of $0.14 per KwH that starts at 10pm. I deplete the battery and fully charge daily.
In the same boat as you with the SCE Time of Use plans. At the end of the day, SCE is going to convert all customers to TOU anyways so you are partially beating the curve and saving the maximum amount of money possible.

I think the only way to save move is charge at a public (free) station or get solar panels (although this is starting to have diminishing returns with the way SCE/Other power providers are doing things).

Since I traded in my CRV for a Volt I think my spending on "gas" has gone down quite a bit. Since I am doing a 80 mile commute (1 gas trip / 1 electric trip) I still have to gas up every week. But on the weekend, I get as much cheap/free electricity as I can handle.

Got to love the COLA of SoCal!
 

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My electricity is free 5 days a week and 9.8 cents on holidays and weekends.
 

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My delivered price (total bill/kwh delivered) under standard rates was 12C per kWh in Northern Virginia. This was back in early 2013.

I switched to a whole-house TOU plan about 3 years ago, as a result of acquiring my 2013 Volt (which qualified me for the plan). With a whole-house TOU plan, the entire house gets to take advantage of TOU rates. My utility provider, Dominion, upgraded my meter to a TOU capable unit free of charge.

Over the last three years, I programmed my Volt and many of my appliances to take advantage of TOU rates. This brought the average cost of a kwh (delivered) to under 10C. As a result, my electricity bill actually went down, even though I am now charging my Volt. It also helps that I top up my car at work on week days for free, saving me about 4kwh per day (a saving of about $8 per month)
 

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10 cents flat. If we switched over to the AM/PM off peak it changes to 12 cents vs 6 cents but sadly our life-schedule isn't conducive to that change.
I'm pretty close to that with Dominion VA Power -- 11¢ anytime, could have done the specialized plan with 5.5¢ from around 11pm-5am and 16¢ during afternoon/evenings, opted to stick with the middle rate for 24/7.
 

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I checked once, and I thought "all in" it was about 13 cents here in southeast Michigan. Looks a bit high compared to the rest of you.
 

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12.5 cents all day every day in Iowa, but there's also a massive $30.50/month service charge.

Our solar panels cover the entire usage part of the bill (even with the volt), so we generally just pay the $30.50. They're supposed to pay out any banked energy at that same 12.5 cents rate at the end of the year so we'll have to see how that works out; might cover all of those $30 charges
 
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