If your electric bill this month was sky high, it wasn’t just scorching summer heat that was to blame, and you’re NOT alone. Many Southern California Edison customers are feeling the heat living with the TOU pricing system: That’s ‘Time of Use.’
Put into effect in 2020 and 2021, TOU pricing is exactly what it says: You pay different rates for your electricity depending on the time of day you are using it. As SCE puts it, it costs more to produce and deliver electricity during different times of day, so this is supposed to provide “an incentive for customers to shift electricity use away from more expensive peak hours.”
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An electrical bill that runs anywhere from $600 to $1000 (or higher) a month?
Fuck that. My electrical bill runs me about $140 - $150 a month no matter what time of the day our usage is. Not only that but we don't keep our thermostat at whatever the electrical company recommends. If Lisa's feeling hot, I turn the AC on, it's as simple as that.
