On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 15:31 -0500, M. Adam Davis wrote:
> I've got a few extension cords, and I'm only in Michigan.  Mind if I
> buy some electricity from you?  Alternately we could start up Tesla's
> experiments again.  (pun intended:)
> 
> Here we get (I believe) $0.09 for the first 500 or so kWH, then $0.11
> thereafter.  Your $0.050[CAD] translates to $0.042[USD], which is less
> that half what I'm paying.
> 
> Are your utilities regulated?  We went through deregulation several years ago...

Hehe, yes, and no, it's kinda a weird situation.

Basically the price we pay is regulated. However, it is adjusted so that
the regulated price matches the actual average cost of power.

Sometimes they average lower, sometimes they average higher. 

It's a complicated setup that is debated about constantly.

TTYL

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