OG&E Summer Tier Pricing Starts Today

[venture]

Just a reminder to those that are on the smart grid tier pricing for the summer. Everything starts today with peak times being between 2 and 7 PM.

Looks like this week off peak prices are $0.05 per kWh and peak pricing is $0.25 per kWh. Typical average price outside of this was around $0.08...so watch your usage so you don't get a shock on your bill.

[Thunder]

Are you on it?

[BBatesokc]

Anyone heard if there are any plans to stop/change the year round fixed pricing option? We participate in that and our current contract expires in July. Since I work from home mostly during peak hours, I'm not interested in Smart Grid pricing if I can avoid it.

However, I wonder if my rates will go up anyway if they start averaging my bill based on my now high peak usage?

[Thunder]

Mom is on the contracted fixed price for whole year. They recently breached it and added $20 to it. She is pissed.

[oneforone]

At $0.25 per kWh you might as well shut down air conditioner, open the windows and unplug everything.

[venture]

Its down to 0.23 for this week. Woohoo! LOL

Setting the AC to 78 during the peak time seems to help keep things pretty steady through the day - cost wise.

[BBatesokc]

Its down to 0.23 for this week. Woohoo! LOL

Setting the AC to 78 during the peak time seems to help keep things pretty steady through the day - cost wise.

I couldn't work at home at 78 degrees. Keep mine on 70 all the time.

[venture]

I couldn't work at home at 78 degrees. Keep mine on 70 all the time.

I guess it depends on what you do. LOL I keep it at 78 during the peak time, but also have a little box fan near me. Keeps it just fine. Of course I'm just plucking away typing code so it is about as boring work as you can get.

[ljbab728]

I couldn't work at home at 78 degrees. Keep mine on 70 all the time.

OMG, you must be very warm natured. I would be sitting around in my long johns covered in a snuggie with the temp set at 70. LOL

[Thunder]

Around here, its a constant fight with the AC. Bro and his girl (yes, they are committing adultery before marriage) always turn it down cold. Mom would complain that its too cold, but I tell her that its not. She would turn it up. They would turn it down. Sometime during the day when it gets too warm inside, I would secretly turn it down and the blame goes on them. I now have a fan blowing in my room, because it heats up fast with the lights above the tank.

[ljbab728]

Around here, its a constant fight with the AC. Bro and his girl (yes, they are committing adultery before marriage) always turn it down cold. Mom would complain that its too cold, but I tell her that its not. She would turn it up. They would turn it down. Sometime during the day when it gets too warm inside, I would secretly turn it down and the blame goes on them. I now have a fan blowing in my room, because it heats up fast with the lights above the tank.

Thunder, I'm thinking that whoever contributes the most to paying your bill should get first dibs on thermostat.

[Thunder]

Thunder, I'm thinking that whoever contributes the most to paying your bill should get first dibs on thermostat.

That would be mom and I. We split around random. Brother does not want to pay anything. He thinks everything is his and free. He brought his girl to move in free without permission.

[ljbab728]

That would be mom and I. We split around random. Brother does not want to pay anything. He thinks everything is his and free. He brought his girl to move in free without permission.

Well I'm not going to tell you how to handle that but I know what I would do. LOL

[blangtang]

I live in a crappy 1910 built house with some blown in insulation but it has trouble keeping 20 degrees below the outside temp. therm was set at 78 today and in the afternoon i looked out at the therm and it was about 97. the dang thing runs constantly.

[Larry OKC]

This is not good. I also keep mine at 70 to 72 degrees year around. With fans running in every room. Today it felt a little warm to me (woak up in a sweat). Checked the therm and it was a little higher than normal (but had left the bathroom light on). Air wasn't running non stop but the next time it kicked on again (just a few minutes) the air coming out felt cooler than the surrounding. Put the reader in the vent and it was blowing out 72 degree air. Won't get the apt down to that temp if thats what it is starting out at. Will see what it is when I get home this morning.

Dont think I am on the smart grid thing but have the averaging (where it does fluctuate but not by much month to month. They tried to sign me up for the "guaranteed" billing, but it would have been higher. Thanks but no thanks.

[BBatesokc]

That's the one thing about our crappy little 70's house. Even with the temp at 70 or so, our fixed rate is really low and the air only cuts on every few hours - even when its hitting upper 90's outside. But first thing we did when we moved in was buy a larger A/C unit, remove the original rolled in insulation and added a much higher rated, added knockout curtains to all windows and replaced several of the large old multi-pane picture windows with nice low-e windows with no individual panes.

[windowphobe]

I keep things at about 74 year-round. Only on the hottest days does the A/C fail to deliver. (Little 1940s house.)

[RadioOKC]

about 76 here. I noticed someone saying they were fighting over the inside temps. Here is a quick resolution. Have the person complaining
take a walk around the block then judge the inside temp. Works like a charm

Chris
www.radiookc.com

[Thunder]

about 76 here. I noticed someone saying they were fighting over the inside temps. Here is a quick resolution. Have the person complaining
take a walk around the block then judge the inside temp. Works like a charm

Chris
www.radiookc.com

Nope. We're working on getting them out of here. :-D

[BBatesokc]

Just got our letter from OG&E about or fixed pricing contract ending this month. Unbelievably, they are lowering our rate for the next 12 months to only $115/month from $142!!!!!! And I keep the temp on 70-72 degrees with lots of electronics on all day. Not to mention I often turn on the window unit in the pool house (coverted into a workout room). I am very happy!

[venture]

Not too shabby. Shocked they would allow it if they have such high cost issues that require them to keep declaring so many Critical Energy Use days. They did it again today from 1pm to 9pm but charging people on the "Time-of-Use Rate" plans 46 cents per kilowatt hour. Went back over to Average Monthly Billing which dropped me into the low $130s...from the typical $250ish I would pay for the summer months.

[RTwinkie]

Not too shabby. Shocked they would allow it if they have such high cost issues that require them to keep declaring so many Critical Energy Use days. They did it again today from 1pm to 9pm but charging people on the "Time-of-Use Rate" plans 46 cents per kilowatt hour. Went back over to Average Monthly Billing which dropped me into the low $130s...from the typical $250ish I would pay for the summer months.

Hi, I just found this forum and joined. I see folks mentioning that "they", OGE, went up on rates for a particular day. So, my question is, how does one learn that these rates are being changed. So as to allow one to be pro-active.
Thanks,
Dave

[rcjunkie]

Wish we had OG&E at Tenkiller, my montlhy bill avg. about $240 per month.

[stick47]

When you sign up for the program they email you the day before to notify you what the following days rate will be between 2PM and 7 PM. I received an email at 3PM yesterday that today's rate is 23 cents. Due to the heavy A/C demand I suppose.

[RTwinkie]

When you sign up for the program they email you the day before to notify you what the following days rate will be between 2PM and 7 PM. I received an email at 3PM yesterday that today's rate is 23 cents. Due to the heavy A/C demand I suppose.

Thanks, stick47! We are building a new energy efficient house and will most likely sign up when completed. Right now living in an RV is NOT like camping out. LOL!