Price per KW to charge at home🏠

[Lightningwaiter]

There are websites to show national (US) electricity costs, which vary widely. If Bob pays 40 cents, and Mary pays 20 cents, that tells you what?

Bob pays too much? Or has a poorly run utility company.

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[DM_3]

I was wondering about people’s price to charge your lightning at home?

What is your lowest rate per kilowatt?

I pay 14¢ in British Columbia.

Central CA on a solar plan during winter $0.36 off peak when I’m below my baseline allowance and $0.46 when above my base line allowance. Either way, still saving versus pumping gas.

 

[TaxmanHog]

National Grid Mass. just installed smart meters on our house & garage two day ago, I really hope this technology evolves the state regulations allowing the utilities more latitude in offering TOU rates, if they do, I'd follow the recommended usage time frames.

 

[davehu]

I was wondering about people’s price to charge your lightning at home?

What is your lowest rate per kilowatt?

I pay 14¢ in British Columbia.

pay .12/kwr but here is Electricity Rates by State

 

[chl]

I was wondering about people’s price to charge your lightning at home?

What is your lowest rate per kilowatt?

I pay 14¢ in British Columbia.

Technically it is per kilowatt hour (energy= power x time) but...
I always charge overnight, Norther Virginia USA:

Summer from 1am to 5am 0.98 cents per kWh
Winter from 1am to 5am 2.49 cents per kWh

But that does not include things added to the bill like fuel costs, distribution costs etc.
Those add between about 12 to 14 cents per kWh to the cost depending on fuel costs, etc.

Also, the on-board charger wastes about 9% or so in inefficiencies (heat etc.) so not all the energy I pay for reached the battery.

I get anywhere from a low of 1.52mi/kWh in a cold winter weather month (Feb 2025) to a high of 3.2mi/kWh in a mild fall month (Sept 2025) according to my records averaging over a month's time but not including the energy wasted by the charger, only the energy that gets to the battery.

I guess my energy cost per mile driven is under 5 cents per mile, including the cost of the wasted energy charging.

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