[Watchdogs] Rewarding Conservation

[CBMassmann at aol.com]

So Paul you have a condo that you only use part of the time and pay a  
smaller  amount of the fixed costs then the guy in the condo next  door.  Why?  
Isn't the costs of serving you the same as the  costs to serve him?  
 
 
In a message dated 5/19/2009 6:21:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
skyewill at gvtc.com writes:

 
Yeah and Austin  Energy density is much higher than PEC.  How do you 
account for that  Paul? 
Mark 
 
  
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From:  watchdogs-bounces at pec4u.org [mailto:watchdogs-bounces at pec4u.org] On 
Behalf Of Paul Langston
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:47  AM
To: alfred stlouis;  watchdogs at pec4u.org
Subject:  Re: [Watchdogs] Rewarding Conservation
 
Dear Al:  Same with the  Austin Energy.  I have a condo in Austin but I am 
not there often.  The  rate for those who use 500KWH or less is 8.4 cents 
per KWH.  Austin  Energy helps with conservation.   But, what do they know?  
PEC  charges $73.40 for that 500 KWH and that averages at 14.68 cents per 
KWH.  Compare 8.4 cents to 14.68 cents.
 
Austin Energy charges only $6.00  fee for the meter.  All the info is on 
the bill for the customer to  see.  PEC is fast changing from a rural co-op to 
an urban co-op.   Old habits have to change.
 
Sincerely, Paul  Langston

 
----- Original Message -----  
 
From: _alfred stlouis_ (mailto:stlouis_98 at hotmail.com)   
 
To: _watchdogs at pec4u.org_ (mailto:watchdogs at pec4u.org)   
 
Sent: Monday,  May 18, 2009 4:40 PM
 
Subject:  [Watchdogs] Rewarding Conservation
 

I reviewed the rate structure  of the City of Austin water utility:  it is 
an  inverted rate structure, and the big residential user, the water hogs,  
pay about 7 times more per gallon than the most conservative user of  water, 
users who use 2000 gallons or less per month.  This type of rate  structure 
rewards conservation with cheaper rates and it penalizes the heavy  user 
with higher costs.   Al




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