• Screwthehole@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I got blasted with a $700 electric bill this month, and we didn’t really do anything new or different. So this doesn’t surprise me really.

    If electricity is going to cost this much, I guess the only way electric gets “cheaper” than gas is by hiking gas prices until its cheaper to charge. Consumers are never going to win though.

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      2 years ago

      What was your bill the month before? How much more or less did you run the AC this month? Did you take any road trips?

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      2 years ago

      You can make your own electricity at home if you have the room, by installing solar panels.

      IMO everyone should invest in off-grid solar if you can manage it. I have electricity on tap no matter what the power company or their wires are doing.

      Or if gas is actually cheaper than electricity, just install a trailer hitch and a hitch cargo carrier, then mount an inverter generator on your cargo carrier and charge the EV on the go with gas.