Hawaii Electric Monopoly!

[geochem]

I realize that facts and numbers don't carry a lot of weight on some of these topics, but if anyone ranting about HELCO would care to look at the rates - see schedule R below.

SCHEDULE 'R' -- RESIDENTIAL
Customer charge, per customer per month
Single phase service $9.00
Three phase service $18.00
Energy charge (added to customer charge) - per kWh
First 350 kWhr per month· $0.342254
Next 850 kWhr per month - per kWhr $0.353789
All kWhr over 1,200 kWhr per month - per kWhr $0.372563
Minimum charge, per customer per month $17.00/$23.00
Various demand and other charges add about $0.10 per kwh to these rates.

Now compare that to the rates charged by the Kauai Cooperative:
SCHEDULE "D" - RESIDENTIAL
-Customer charge (per Customer, per month) $10.58
-All kWh per month (add to customer charge) $0.42038
-The minimum monthly charge shall be $13.50

So the terrible, monopolistic HELCO is charging a grand ~$0.02/kwh (to their lowest demand customers) more than a cooperative on an island with less than a quarter of the land area and commensurately lower maintenance costs.

Please, get over it - invest in a clothesline, learn to conserve, and your life will be much happier...