Chriselle 158 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 So, my wife just called me up and said she was talking with our electric company about a few of their power savings plans. Like... generally reduced rates with expensive (around double cost) rates between 1pm and 4pm. Or... lower general rates with around double cost rates from 9pm to 9am. There were a few more plans to choose from as well. I didn't seem to think these were a good idea. Why not just "decide"... as a family to generally not use so much electricity period rather than being forced to not use electricity due to higher rates. The savings seemed about the same as you could make by just being more diligent and turning shit off..BUT still have the freedom to use higher amounts of electricity any time of the day when needed. Seemed kind of silly considering these plans only save ~ 770 yen per month for the plan and about the same (or less) as that in actual energy savings. I'll have to crunch the numbers I guess... Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The one thing that me and ms gonads 'argue' about is me moaning about her crazy 'as much as an extended family' water/electric/gas use. I've given up as there's no way round it. We only get in a bad mood if I bring it up. Might be a good idea to look into this. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Well, I'm game for saving a few shekels but when my wife starts talking about going out of the house between 1 and 4pm to save electricity I just have to tell her what I think... which never ends well... Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I've tried spending time outside to save on paying for the aircon, but I' m pretty sure the small amount of power I save is offset completly by the amount of icecream I eat. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 you could walk to the mall and just stand in the aircon parts for hours and go home after the need for aircon subsides. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Tried that, but the mall is where all the ice cream shops are Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Head to the beach all day....cool off in the sea, then go home at night when it's cooler. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Or use a solar powered cooling system, one that turns on the exhaust fans when the sun is working, removing air from the house. And a thing like SolarMate which we are using at the moment, to warm the house during the day when we are out, and using the sun to drive that. Also have a solar grid-connected system that feeds into the grid whatever we are not using ... and given that we are both out of the house much of the week, that means plenty of FIT. Lights in the house are LEDs and very few other illuminating devices. - saves a heap. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I's got a new one. Get arrested. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Tell us how that worked out after you get out, Thurs! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 bad thoughts Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I thought he was most famous for some OMD song in the 80s. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 I use NOS Tesla tubes in some of my amps..... Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm a bit interested in this: Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (it's a Tesla) Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I thought he was most famous for some OMD song in the 80s. Can't think of any word that rhymes with "Tesla." (Other than "orange." ) Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 it might have been this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zkMARyxPXw Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 you can just hear Enola Gay in there. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 That OMD frontman always looked like someone who's just finished his day job as a proper accountant in an office. Still does actually. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Its been so hot, I've turned my water heater down to 40. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Have my shower on close to cold during summer. Not because of electric of course. A cold shower feels good. Never feel like onsen or a hot bath when it's crazy hot. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I think it's cool to diss on McDs. They're certainly not gourmet food, but not quite as bad as people make out. Perhaps. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Early OMD Link to post Share on other sites
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