Electrify America charging rate pricing increases starting March 6, 2023

[jebinc]

Email just in..... Guess they need the money to repair most of their chargers that don't really work.

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[MIG]

Just got an email that EA member pricing is going up to 36 cents/kW starting March 6.

 

[zefram47]

Non member pricing also going up.

 

[jemkewl]

Never used EA

To learn, is it basically $3.60 for every 10kwh (members) ?

 

[quartz]

Getting close to gasoline territory with these rates!

 

[zefram47]

Never used EA

To learn, is it basically $3.60 for every 10kwh (members) ?

For 100 kWh under both pricing schemes you save $12. So for anyone who does use EA regularly, you only need to charge once a month for the membership to pay for itself. Really, you only need to charge 25 kWh per month for it to pay for itself.

 

[joelster]

Never used EA

To learn, is it basically $3.60 for every 10kwh (members) ?

Yes. Was $3.20.

 

[zefram47]

Getting close to gasoline territory with these rates!

When >90% of your charging ought to happen at home with far lower rates, who cares?

 

[jemkewl]

For 100 kWh under both pricing schemes you save $12. So for anyone who does use EA regularly, you only need to charge once a month for the membership to pay for itself. Really, you only need to charge 25 kWh per month for it to pay for itself.

Thanks.

I have only charged at home and at work. Rates are quite high IMO, but I imagine that will only continue to increase based on current policies and trends.

 

[TheIglu]

When >90% of your charging ought to happen at home with far lower rates, who cares?

Or when your home charging rates are basically the same as the new EA rates....

 

[manitou202]

As long as the money goes to fixing their problems, I'll gladly pay the difference.

 

[quartz]

When >90% of your charging ought to happen at home with far lower rates, who cares?

Plenty of people living in apts, condos, and rentals that don’t have a way to charge at home.

 

[zefram47]

Or when your home charging rates are basically the same as the new EA rates....

Geez, if your home electric rates are over $0.30/kWh, I'd be really seriously looking into solar. I have a 5.5 kW solar array, but our electric rates after fees are only $0.13/kWh, so it doesn't make much sense financially. Though we're getting transitioned to Time of Use soon, so I'm sure I'll see more benefit then.

 

[zefram47]

Plenty of people living in apts, condos, and rentals that don’t have a way to charge at home.

And at this stage in the game, those folks really ought to stick to ICE. Level 2 charging needs to become more ubiquitous, for multi-unit dwellings and at workplaces. Due to demand charges, DCFC will always be more expensive than L2 charging.

 

[TheIglu]

Geez, if your home electric rates are over $0.30/kWh, I'd be really seriously looking into solar. I have a 5.5 kW solar array, but our electric rates after fees are only $0.13/kWh, so it doesn't make much sense financially. Though we're getting transitioned to Time of Use soon, so I'm sure I'll see more benefit then.

New England. Electricity may be super expensive compared to everywhere else, but at least solar is too!

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