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Old 01-21-11, 05:18 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
Make sure you're using marginal cost, i.e. the cost for one more therm. A large slice of my bill is monthly hookup fees, and if I (incorrectly) took them into account, I'd find a price per therm of $1.74.

Why would it be incorrect to take them into account? I always include taxes and fees in my $ calculations. Those taxes and fees are rapidly moving towards 30% of the cost for each KWH on my electric bills. It makes a big difference when working out payback periods via savings.
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