I don't know about everyone else but my power distribution company (power generated by TVA) charges a monthly hookup fee of $8, just like natural gas. This is probably just to combat rising costs in other areas "without raising electric rates," but they may be trying to make more money off users who generate their own power.
Right now, TVA is encouraging people to generate their own power by offering better prices per KW they one would pay. This is because it is so expensive to start up the coal fire plants we still have around in the South.
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