In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
You are right Noble - it wouldn't necessarily benefit everyone as a bit like economy 7 in the uk you do pay an increased day time rate. But, if you can get into the habit of heating water at night/doing washing etc it should help.
Jackie
Ps - Because we hadn't realised the switch had worked we weren't particularly stringest about our use other than using the washing machine at night so that a load was ready for hanging out the next morning - but still managed to see a significant saving. It will be interesting to see how a winter trip pans out using heaters/electric blankets during the evening.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
We had this but got taken off it by Enel because we have a pellet stufa which of course runs on electricity so in the winter we use too much electricity during the day so if you live here all year round & have the same thing as us don't be surprised if you revert to the old rate
I have now done my sums and would encourage others to look at the Enel site and do the same. Briefly if you have a swimming pool or a well pump you are likely to pay more rather than less if you take up Jackie's recommendation. Why? Well by opting for the off peak 8pm to 8 am option you actually agree to pay more for the electricity you use during week days...we did the sums and looked at the way we use our electricity supply and we would not benefit.