[UCGal]

Something to note about the job loss number reported today… via Barry Ritholtz

Private-sector employment fell by 611,000; the differential between NFP and private sector employment is primarily new hires for the 2010 Census;

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/looking-more-closely-at-the-good-bfp-data/

Sounds like a good way to improve the official estimate of NFP numbers for April… hire a bunch of public sector, low wage, census workers.

[UCGal]

Something to note about the job loss number reported today… via Barry Ritholtz

Private-sector employment fell by 611,000; the differential between NFP and private sector employment is primarily new hires for the 2010 Census;

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/looking-more-closely-at-the-good-bfp-data/

Sounds like a good way to improve the official estimate of NFP numbers for April… hire a bunch of public sector, low wage, census workers.

[UCGal]

Something to note about the job loss number reported today… via Barry Ritholtz

Private-sector employment fell by 611,000; the differential between NFP and private sector employment is primarily new hires for the 2010 Census;

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/looking-more-closely-at-the-good-bfp-data/

Sounds like a good way to improve the official estimate of NFP numbers for April… hire a bunch of public sector, low wage, census workers.

[UCGal]

[quote=Eugene]Your usage seems to be barely above baseline, solar panels would take a very long time to pay for themselves, even if you install them by yourself.[/quote]
Hijack:

That’s why we haven’t done it. On average, over the past 24 months, we’ve used 412kWHs/month. You pretty much need to average around 500kWHs/month or higher to get a decent payback. Even with the current tax incentives/rebates.

Now if we were able to buy an affordable (sub $30k) plug in hybrid – we would be able to justify the cost a bit since that would up our use and we’d be able to drive with a minimal carbon footprint. But plug-in cars aren’t out yet in any real way. I can’t afford a Tesla. LOL.

[UCGal]

[quote=Eugene]Your usage seems to be barely above baseline, solar panels would take a very long time to pay for themselves, even if you install them by yourself.[/quote]
Hijack:

That’s why we haven’t done it. On average, over the past 24 months, we’ve used 412kWHs/month. You pretty much need to average around 500kWHs/month or higher to get a decent payback. Even with the current tax incentives/rebates.

Now if we were able to buy an affordable (sub $30k) plug in hybrid – we would be able to justify the cost a bit since that would up our use and we’d be able to drive with a minimal carbon footprint. But plug-in cars aren’t out yet in any real way. I can’t afford a Tesla. LOL.

[UCGal]

[quote=Eugene]Your usage seems to be barely above baseline, solar panels would take a very long time to pay for themselves, even if you install them by yourself.[/quote]
Hijack:

That’s why we haven’t done it. On average, over the past 24 months, we’ve used 412kWHs/month. You pretty much need to average around 500kWHs/month or higher to get a decent payback. Even with the current tax incentives/rebates.

Now if we were able to buy an affordable (sub $30k) plug in hybrid – we would be able to justify the cost a bit since that would up our use and we’d be able to drive with a minimal carbon footprint. But plug-in cars aren’t out yet in any real way. I can’t afford a Tesla. LOL.

[UCGal]

[quote=Eugene]Your usage seems to be barely above baseline, solar panels would take a very long time to pay for themselves, even if you install them by yourself.[/quote]
Hijack:

That’s why we haven’t done it. On average, over the past 24 months, we’ve used 412kWHs/month. You pretty much need to average around 500kWHs/month or higher to get a decent payback. Even with the current tax incentives/rebates.

Now if we were able to buy an affordable (sub $30k) plug in hybrid – we would be able to justify the cost a bit since that would up our use and we’d be able to drive with a minimal carbon footprint. But plug-in cars aren’t out yet in any real way. I can’t afford a Tesla. LOL.

[UCGal]

[quote=Eugene]Your usage seems to be barely above baseline, solar panels would take a very long time to pay for themselves, even if you install them by yourself.[/quote]
Hijack:

That’s why we haven’t done it. On average, over the past 24 months, we’ve used 412kWHs/month. You pretty much need to average around 500kWHs/month or higher to get a decent payback. Even with the current tax incentives/rebates.

Now if we were able to buy an affordable (sub $30k) plug in hybrid – we would be able to justify the cost a bit since that would up our use and we’d be able to drive with a minimal carbon footprint. But plug-in cars aren’t out yet in any real way. I can’t afford a Tesla. LOL.

[UCGal]

I just noticed it’s $1000 for gas, electric and WATER.

If he’s irrigating a lot of land, that will definitely add up. And restrictions are coming – they start in San Diego in June and the rest of the county in July. (Different water districts, different restrictions.)

That’s probably the pumping charges he’s complaining about.

There is a lot you can do to reduce water consumption – usually with changing the landscaping to more appropriate species for your climate/zone. Grass lawns are not very practical for San Diego County. Yet we’re obsessed with them.

[UCGal]

I just noticed it’s $1000 for gas, electric and WATER.

If he’s irrigating a lot of land, that will definitely add up. And restrictions are coming – they start in San Diego in June and the rest of the county in July. (Different water districts, different restrictions.)

That’s probably the pumping charges he’s complaining about.

There is a lot you can do to reduce water consumption – usually with changing the landscaping to more appropriate species for your climate/zone. Grass lawns are not very practical for San Diego County. Yet we’re obsessed with them.

[UCGal]

I just noticed it’s $1000 for gas, electric and WATER.

If he’s irrigating a lot of land, that will definitely add up. And restrictions are coming – they start in San Diego in June and the rest of the county in July. (Different water districts, different restrictions.)

That’s probably the pumping charges he’s complaining about.

There is a lot you can do to reduce water consumption – usually with changing the landscaping to more appropriate species for your climate/zone. Grass lawns are not very practical for San Diego County. Yet we’re obsessed with them.

[UCGal]

I just noticed it’s $1000 for gas, electric and WATER.

If he’s irrigating a lot of land, that will definitely add up. And restrictions are coming – they start in San Diego in June and the rest of the county in July. (Different water districts, different restrictions.)

That’s probably the pumping charges he’s complaining about.

There is a lot you can do to reduce water consumption – usually with changing the landscaping to more appropriate species for your climate/zone. Grass lawns are not very practical for San Diego County. Yet we’re obsessed with them.

[UCGal]

I just noticed it’s $1000 for gas, electric and WATER.

If he’s irrigating a lot of land, that will definitely add up. And restrictions are coming – they start in San Diego in June and the rest of the county in July. (Different water districts, different restrictions.)

That’s probably the pumping charges he’s complaining about.

There is a lot you can do to reduce water consumption – usually with changing the landscaping to more appropriate species for your climate/zone. Grass lawns are not very practical for San Diego County. Yet we’re obsessed with them.

[UCGal]

I think there’s some truth to the fees adding up.

We had $46 for electrical use on our last bill – but only $28 of that was for electricity – the rest was bond charges, transmission, and the $24.92 “distribution” charge. Electricity was only 61% of the “total electrical costs” on the bill.

Does anyone know if those fees go away if you DO put on panels. Lets say your electrical use is 10% because you’ve got solar panels.. Do all the fees get reduced by 10%.
(You don’t want to put on more panels than you consumption because then you’re just subsidizing SDG&E… so you size slightly less than your usage.)

[UCGal]

I think there’s some truth to the fees adding up.

We had $46 for electrical use on our last bill – but only $28 of that was for electricity – the rest was bond charges, transmission, and the $24.92 “distribution” charge. Electricity was only 61% of the “total electrical costs” on the bill.

Does anyone know if those fees go away if you DO put on panels. Lets say your electrical use is 10% because you’ve got solar panels.. Do all the fees get reduced by 10%.
(You don’t want to put on more panels than you consumption because then you’re just subsidizing SDG&E… so you size slightly less than your usage.)

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