I mean maybe? Some phone chargers, a computer, a couple tvs. Router, printer. Usual stuff really.

Nick has a very good point. Just look at how many items you have plugged in that aren’t turned on or being used. Hairdryer, toaster, DVD player, computer, printer, lamps, phone chargers, clothes irons, etc. Regardless if you are not using them, they are drawing current. That toaster that you only use in the morning is using electricity all day. Anything plugged into a receptacle is drawing current no matter if it’s turned off or not in use. You’d be amazed at how much electricity we waste. I live next door in Connecticut where we have the second highest electricity rates in the country. I saved about $30 a month by unplugging things not in use. Of course this depends on the size of your home and the number of electronics or appliances in the house, but it may be worth your while to try it.

Whats the break down between the distribution and usage charge? At $450 it sounds like you use alot of electricity or have a large house. For electricity my distribution charge is usually under half of what the supply charge is. For comparison my gas bill is usually over double just for distribution charges.

Do you have a lot of devices that are constantly drawing electricity even when they're not powered on? Some may be plugged in and not powered on but still adding to your usage

I used to live there lol. Damn those prices skyrocketed

Yeah that’s what I’m trying to figure out how to do, without calling them since I’m working.

To be fair - if you have a quote for new heat pump or electric car - you can get them to increase size - based on predicted usage - and then you have to document with them that you got the new heatpump, new electric appliance or new electric car within one year - but ... I didn't get a heat pump until a couple years later.

Solar was installed in 2018 - and i got a heat pump in 2020.

Mine was $130 this month. How much electricity are you using?

Seriously. My bill I got last week was for $80. I couldn't imagine wtf I'd have to be running to get a $450 bill

Have you asked the electric company to come look at your meter? Maybe there is something wrong which is causing it to seem like you're using more than you are.

My electric bill this month was $80

Wow thanks very helpful 🙄

If your bill is 450 bucks then yeah you use plenty of electricity. Turn off lights and unplug things not being used

Yeah that was frustrating to hear. Solar based on historical usage, what a joke. I should be able to cover my entire roof in panels and excess goes back into the grid, but then RIE al would have to spend money to make it so the grid can handle two-way traffic.

For sure. Allowing private individuals to voluntarily spend their own money to install and maintain solar on their own property that gets sent to the grid should be a no-brainer for greening our grid.

Instead, we're stuck thinking about the grid as only moving power from central generation to consumers, when it really should be moving to a store-and-release model...capture grid-scale power during the day, then release it at night. Eventually, the grid should end up netting out to close to 0 power produced.

It made me so mad when i got mine..the size of my system is based on...previous usage and not what i plan to do? Fuck the energy companies

Guess you're not a narcoleptic then

Goes to show just how crooked thing in this state are.

Dang yeah idk, it does seem like a lot of electricity disappearing. I work from home and have a couple always-on PCs and media server.

Ahah you are preaching to the choir. There have been a million post about this lately. My bill was 487$. Fuck electric heat and renting. The best post to date was the guy who had solar and still had an electric bill because he used up all his credits. It’s down right insane and people will start leaving the state if they don’t make some changes.
I spent 7 years of my life living in the mountains of Utah. My electric and gas bill combined on the coldest months was never higher than 150$. My average electric bill was 60$ out the door with tax and fees. Moved to Rhode Island and the cheapest bill I have ever had was 110$. I have family in North Carolina and they run their AC all summer, bills are usually 150-180$. We are being screwed hardcore in this state. I feel for all the low income families and all the retired seniors on a fixed income.

Yeah, and the rules for how the sizing is determined.. is rife for abuse.

The law allows you to install a solar array with which is 100% replacement production for average of last 3 years (or total of last year if you haven't live there for 3 years) -
but there is a "correction" factor multipled against the DC size of the array to calcualte it out.
So my "replacement' number was 10,500 kWh for the year.
but I was only allowed to put in a 8.7 kWh DC system - the "correction" factor is rougly 19% ... but my array has never made more than 8,800 kWH in a year.
E.g. I could have put a bigger system - but the "correction" limited what i could put up.

Solar is good, and believe it or Not - RI has some of the most generous Solar incentives in the country - but it could be a bit better still.

I feel like I could some days...but I never have

Fun part is that RIEnergy gets to have the final say in the size of solar array you can put on your house. So the one company that stands to lose money by you putting solar on your roof, gets to decide how much you're allowed to generate.

I feel that this should not even be possible.

alpine in warwick has used stuff. Just bought used boots there in November, Also found good stuff at Andersons in East Greenwich

Propane + forced air heat, propane stove.

Well water

Barely keep any lights on, heat never goes above 66. Don’t use a ton of water. Gone 10+ hours a day. TV runs for maybe a couple hours.

Where does the power go? /shrug