Xcel "Smart Meter"?

[eddiememphis]

https://www.cpr.org/2024/12/03/xcel-...se-rates-hike/

Xcel wants more money. They are looking to expand the "on peak" hours from 1pm to 9pm.

Click the link to file a comment

https://www.dora.state.co.us/pls/efi...T_GUI.Electric

Click Xcel-next

24AL-0377E - Filing to modify time-of-use ("TOU") tariffs for electric service, including TOU periods and associated TOU rates and charges

Leave a name and a comment. I have doubts about the effectiveness. Usually what Xcel wants, Xcel gets, but it is worth a shot and doesn't cost anything but a few minutes of time.

[buffalobo]

Until they jack the prices for opt out, opt out. Rates are still cheap compared to generating your own power.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

They just came and switched mine, we didn’t approve the change? WTF?

[rfenster]

They switched out ours earlier this year without our approval.

No one home, locked gate, 'Beware of Dog' sign on gate, wasn't a problem for them to swap it out without notice or authorization.

[hollohas]

Every Xcel customer has been given notifications regarding this change. It's been happening for over a year. They don't need anyone's authorization or permission, they own the meter and have the legal right to access it whenever they want. Everyone has been given the chance to opt out of the smart meter change. Lack of action by the homeowner means it's getting changed.

[hollohas]

Until they jack the prices for opt out, opt out. Rates are still cheap compared to generating your own power.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

^This

[BushMasterBoy]

Lot of my neighbors are adding solar to their roofs. I will never put solar on my roof. The less holes in the roof, the better. Some neighbors have large panels in their yard on metal frames. If I wasn't sick all the time, I would build a system so large that it would not matter if the power company cut me off. My propane tank has an extra leg for the RV.
I make sure I have wood for the stove. I use a swamp cooler in the summer, even though I have central air conditioning that I hardly use. I like the humidity. The local steel mill works on solar. My electric bill was $80 this month.

[Grant H.]

95+% of the solar that you see does nothing in a power outage. No batteries...

Most homes can actually be run on less than 10kw of panels, one pallet of panels anymore.

[bellavite1]

About that...
I have been thinking, as I suspect many of us, about protecting our house from power outages (running the furnace, space heaters, fridge...).
Is anyone on the forum in this field?
What could it cost?
I'm sure there are many companies out there, but I'd rather deal with a trusted forum member.

[def90]

Just need to break out the outlets that you want protected in to another breaker panel and then install an inverter and power transfer switch and a way to plug your generator in to it.