Simply Amazed!!!!

Ok, those who know me know that it doesn't take much to amaze & excite me! It's the simple things in life, right? :)

Well, there's a website that I check daily, babycheapskate.com. This site is part of the BlogHer network (community of women bloggers) and everyday, they post links to 4 sites "of interest." Usually, I find some random giveaway (how I won that huge prize package the other week!) or a site that I just love (see Petiteplanet.com on my link list). However, one of today's links took me to something that just astounded me! I even voiced an audible "SHUT UP!" as I read it (ie: you know it's good!)

The link took me to the blog, northerncheapskate.com and an entry entitled, "Saving Money With My Dishwasher." Now that we are proud "owners" of a dishwasher, I was very curious! In the blog, she went on to say that she [the blogger] hits the delay start button on her dishwasher so it doesn't start until "off-peak hours" with her electric company! I quickly went to our electric company's site and searched for what that would be!!

Not only did I found out the hours, but I also found out that it's SO much cheaper to wait until 9pm (or between 1-4pm!) to do "big" things (ie: dishes, laundry/drying, etc...) And when I say cheaper, here's what I mean:

MONTHLY RATE
I. Service used during the calendar months of June through September:
A. Basic Customer Charge: $21.00
B. kW Demand Charge:
1. $10.10 per kW for all kW of on-peak Billing Demand
2. $ 1.00 per kW for all off-peak excess Billing Demand
C. kWh Energy Charge: 5.329¢ per on-peak kWh 4.126¢ per off-peak kWh

II. Service used during the calendar months of October through May:
A. Basic Customer Charge: $21.00
B. kW Demand Charge:
1. $7.48 per kW for all kW of on-peak Billing Demand
2. $1.00 per kW for all off-peak excess Billing Demand
C. kWh Energy Charge: 5.329¢ per on-peak kWh 4.126¢ per off-peak kWh

I was simply amazed!!!!! (For those in the Raleigh area that use Progress Energy, here's the link to the pdf file that contained this info: http://www.progress-energy.com/aboutenergy/rates/NCScheduleSGS-TOU.pdf)

Too bad I had already washed/dried diapers for the day! But now I know!!! :)