- cross-posted to:
- fresno@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- fresno@lemmy.world
Full article that they are referencing here: https://www.cashnetusa.com/blog/electric-rates-by-state/
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At those rates, I would imagine solar to be the way to go. Even at NEM 3.0 rates, you could add storage and still come out ahead fairly quickly.
Valley weather: Hot summers, cold winters, combined with PG&E profiteering.
Contrast Fresno with Sacramento, CA which has a similar climate to Fresno, but has a community-owned electric utility SMUD.
Energysage calculates Sacramento’s average annual electric bill is $1,644 vs $3,123 for Fresno according to the article.
Energysage actually calculates Fresno’s average annual electricity bill even higher at $4,476
p.s. CashNetUSA seems to be some kind of shady lender or debt collector https://www.yelp.com/biz/cashnetusa-san-francisco-2 https://www.bbb.org/us/il/chicago/profile/consumer-finance-companies/cashnetusa-0654-88010678/complaints?page=1&sort=status&status=answered
SMUD manages to be vastly cheaper even after dealing with the colossal failure of Racho Seco. They built a poor performing nuclear power plant, decommissioned it early, and are still paying to store the waste decades later because the federal government never met their commitment to provide long-term waste storage.
The answer is PG&E. They are raping people here in California.
