Power Costs

[cakadu]

I would think, cowman, your electricity bill would be somewhat dependent on what the household use was/is. If you don't have kids at home who have tv's, video games, computers, stereos (or is boom box the more correct term here) and anything else that might run up the power bill, I would think it would cost a little less.

Energy savings would also come in the form of having more energy efficient appliances, using practices such as turning off the lights or tv when you're not in a room etc.

[cowman]

No Linda, the water does not go down any hole. They use it to mix the drilling mud, which is cycling through the whole process. Virtually all the water ends up back in the pit, or in actuality today in the tanks, and spread back on the land along with all the cuttings. This is totally different than water injection to increase production.

[cowman]

Farmers son: Fixed distribution charges amount to $1.15/day with transmission costs adding another 38 1/2 cents a day. Actually cost of electricity is 7.5 cents a KWH.
Seems your fixed distribution cost is awfully high? Who is your provider? Is a REA available in your area?

[farmers_son]

Our REA sold out to the power company years ago as Alberta Power offered the REA members a few dollars to sell. There is no choice any more, we can switch energy suppliers but ATCO owns the lines and charges us dearly for the system that was all built by our fathers.