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Offline tenpenny

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Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« on: May 08, 2008, 01:35:55 pm »
You Ontarians have it so good.  Sunday morning, between 5 and 7 am, electricity prices went negative, to about -9.41 /MWh.  So, if you were on a demand meter system, you were being paid to use electricity!

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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2008, 02:15:29 pm »
They are installed but not working yet.
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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2008, 07:24:48 pm »
No $@#T? You mean If smb had an EV and set charging on timer the grid would actually PAY you??  ;D
Real nice!
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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2008, 10:32:15 pm »
Quote from: tenpenny on May 08, 2008, 01:35:55 pm
You Ontarians have it so good.  Sunday morning, between 5 and 7 am, electricity prices went negative, to about -9.41 /MWh.  So, if you were on a demand meter system, you were being paid to use electricity!

How do you know that?
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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2008, 11:10:17 pm »
Quote from: tenpenny on May 08, 2008, 01:35:55 pm
You Ontarians have it so good.  Sunday morning, between 5 and 7 am, electricity prices went negative, to about -9.41 /MWh.  So, if you were on a demand meter system, you were being paid to use electricity!




I just love how that sounds..  :rofl2:
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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2008, 07:24:55 pm »
My smart meter was installed today.   Drats, I missed that freebie.  :(



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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2008, 07:37:37 pm »
Quote from: dorin on May 08, 2008, 10:32:15 pm
Quote from: tenpenny on May 08, 2008, 01:35:55 pm
You Ontarians have it so good.  Sunday morning, between 5 and 7 am, electricity prices went negative, to about -9.41 /MWh.  So, if you were on a demand meter system, you were being paid to use electricity!

How do you know that?

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/05/07/5500636-cp.html
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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2008, 07:47:58 pm »
Quote from: dorin on May 08, 2008, 10:32:15 pm
Quote from: tenpenny on May 08, 2008, 01:35:55 pm
You Ontarians have it so good.  Sunday morning, between 5 and 7 am, electricity prices went negative, to about -9.41 /MWh.  So, if you were on a demand meter system, you were being paid to use electricity!

How do you know that?

CBC News.
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Re: Free (or less) Electricity in Ontario
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2008, 12:34:42 pm »
final comment is PATHETIC..."yes those with SMART meters can see just how much they CAN save"..........nor DO save........time to pull the Switch on these "BAITERS"....ante UP the savings NOW.... :bang: :banghead: :light:
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