[TheForge] the irony - illinois electrical rates

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Mike Linn wrote:

>
> The only issue with that here, is that electricity is cheaper
> than propane or natural gas.
>

back when we were all propane. we had the same price per gallon of
propane for many years of , $0.49 usd per gallon. that is a far cry from
what i pay today. $1.49 usd per gallon.

>
> Alabama Power is running 0.0897 per kwh. My mom has gas,
> and over the past year her rates skyrocketed.
>

well, with the illinois utility board giving commonwealth edison a 22%
rate increase.

our electric bill normally runs average $75.00 usd per month. there was
a time when there was no electric bill.

our propane bill including the propane for the forge and crucible
furnaces is around $200.00 usd per month.

>
> While not cheap, my electric bill was a lot lower than her gas bill..
>
> The only problem I have with all electric is when some idiot
> rams a pole out on the highway.
>

for years it was common in the rural area of dekalb county for com-ed to
drop the grid the minute a thunderstorm in the area. there were times in
the past when the area was without power for a week at a time. we were
happy knowing that we still had refrigeration and lights.

>
> mike
>

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terry l. ridder ><>