Some appliances add additional load to the grid which the power company charges extra for. It depends on the type of load the appliance is.
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ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
It’s so absurd to me that the Energy Star stickers on appliances at the store say “Estimated based on $.13 per kW/h” and we have to pay around 5x that much.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
You are talking about the Power Factor of an electrical load, which is tangential to my point. Energy Star ratings do not take into account power factor in their “average annual cost” ratings because almost no residential provider actually charges for that, only industrial customers get hit with those fees.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yep. And they are talking about more increases this year.