Enmax EasyMax - Fixed Vs. Variable

[pheoxs]

I told my dad to lock in back in the fall but he kept saying variable is always better. Only way I convinced him was saying how about you lock in and if I'm wrong I'll buy you a case of beer every month for next year. He sent a screenshot of 6.99 cents. He's sad for no beer but quite thankful with how much rates have spiked up now.

[dj_rice]

Thanks to everyone in this thread, I locked in when yall told me too. But my bills havent really lowered LOL

[ExtraSlow]

Bills are never going down for energy. The best you can do is slow the rate of increase.

* never means ~20 years.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

My enmax bills in the new place have been pleasantly low, and we haven’t even gotten our new windows installed yet.

[Kjonus]

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Bills are never going down for energy. The best you can do is slow the rate of increase.

* never means ~20 years.

Energy demands are only going to continue to increase for the foreseeable future. With the push for EVs and lost of revenue from gasoline tax governments will need to make up that lost from somewhere.

[ExtraSlow]

In a general sense, standard of living is directly correlated with energy use. And people never voluntarily reduce their standard of living. So energy use will go up everywhere forever.

Now the source of that energy can change.

[2Legit2Quit]

Jesus almost 16 cents, that's nuts. RIP floaters

[mr2mike]

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Energy demands are only going to continue to increase for the foreseeable future. With the push for EVs and lost of revenue from gasoline tax governments will need to make up that lost from somewhere.

Basically next counter cyclical move is buying a gas dryer and range.

[colsankey]

Gas and electric are getting a bit out of hand, is there a generally "its always better" option for providers atm or does it depend on actual usage.

[ExtraSlow]

Have you tried going back in time and watching the advice in this thread?

[Disoblige]

The smart people here are the ones who are able to pivot and admit when change is needed. Or be stubborn and pay your floating rate. I'll enjoy my "free" piss beer.

[pheoxs]

Does electricity spiking make solar any more viable here? Or does the solar program that buysback in the summer already have a premium rate that doesn't change?

[mr2mike]

How much heat is needed to keep the energy storage viable?

[ZenOps]

Natgas is better than solar. If you happen to live on a farm using propane, its debateable.

What is really need for offgrid is a PV solar battery with autodump to heat. Meaning that the minute your batteries are all topped off, it switches toward some sort of slow release house heating (for at least six months of the year) and instant house cooling for two months.

[killramos]

I’m guessing most of the existing or soon to come on solar is on a fixed price agreement for a long while to secure the project financing.

[Kloubek]

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Jesus almost 16 cents, that's nuts. RIP floaters

That really is insane. Even over the last 5 months or so it was in double digits.

This thread prompted me to take a look at my services, just to make sure I was locked in. And yes, luckily I am at less than 5 cents per kwh.

I also noticed gas has doubled over the last year and a half as well.

Good times.

[benyl]

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Does electricity spiking make solar any more viable here? Or does the solar program that buysback in the summer already have a premium rate that doesn't change?

The research I have done works out like this:

Typically with a 3rd party. Not enmax or ATCO.

Summer, you produce and consume at $0.25 per kwh. Then you switch to a winter rate around $0.07 per kwh. The credits you earn over the summer should get you through the winter.

[mr2mike]

We're all setup for ev cars, eh?

The Alberta Energy Services Operator reports the province set a new record for energy usage Monday night - 11,939 megawatts or 200 mega watts higher than the previous record.

"That's like adding a city the size of Medicine Hat or Red Deer to the provincial power system," said AESO spokesperson Mike Deising.

There's still some capacity to spare, but AESO is asking people to limit their use between four and eight p.m. - put off doing the laundry,and turn out extra lights.

The energy operator also warns that running too close to capacity can lead to problems. The cold can cause some supplemental power sources to fail.

[ExtraSlow]

@killramos , 4-8 PM apparently the worst time?

Total energy usage will go nowhere but up either way. Need some significant new generation that can release power during peak times. I like SMR's, but solar plus storage works too I suspect.

[killramos]

Storage is Uber green right?