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crhine17 t1_j6ij97b wrote

What rate are you paying per kWh on your Duquesne light bill? And if it's above ~12 cents/kWh for the generation part of your bill you can probably reduce it on papowerswitch.com for a better rate.

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peon2 OP t1_j6im8xb wrote

The bill actually doesn't tell me what the per kwH rate is, but for reference the most recent bill says

Usage: 1626 kwH

DLC Charges: $159.14

Supply Charges: $189.82

Non basic service charges: $6.36

Wtf is the difference between supply charge and DLC charges?

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mandalorian222 t1_j6ipjgi wrote

Supply charge is what your base provider is. You can switch it via that link but look for variable rates and such that make other suppliers not as good as you might think. DLC charges will be the same no matter who your supplier is.

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drunkenviking t1_j6j8z0j wrote

DLC Charges are what DLC charges to maintain all the wires and poles to your house. Supply charges are what the power station charges to generate the electricity.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6jjsdz wrote

papowerswitch has had pretty terrible rates for DQE customers over the past few years. sometimes you find something that's a 1/10th of a penny different and it isn't worth saving the $3 or whatever a month especially if you're dealing with a scammy supplier that jacks up the rates after the whatever period is over, etc.

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hoovb t1_j6kvspy wrote

Thanks for this, just found out I've been paying 25 cents/kWh and got it reduced to 10.7!

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