Maui Electric rolls out tiered rates
Starting Jan 12 2011 Maui Electric Company (MECO) began implementing their new tiered rates for residential customers. The 3 tier system will reward those who use less energy per month, and encourage energy conservation. The rates range from 9.8 - 11.1 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), and other charges will apply. A typical monthly bill is about $199/600 kWh, which actually comes to about 33 cents per kWh.
In the future, voluntary time-of-use rates will also encourage consumers to shift their energy usage to off-peak hours when generation reserves are greater. This will really help when more renewable energy is fed into the system by way of PV and wind power. Hawaii is striving to become less dependent on imported fuel and embracing alternative energies.
If you're ready for an alternative to paying high electricity prices, have you considered living off-grid on Maui? Let me know if you have any questions about the off-grid lifestyle, as we've been doing it for decades. It can be very rewarding to supply your own power.
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