Tariffs
Time-of-use and dynamic pricing
Charging at night on the right tariff is the single biggest saving available to an EV household - often 50-70% below the standard rate.
An EV is the biggest electrical load most homes ever add. This section covers the house side: meters, tariffs, solar, batteries and how to keep the panel - and the bill - under control.
Charging a car can double a home's electricity use. Managed well, that load is cheap and even earns money back.
Charging at night on the right tariff is the single biggest saving available to an EV household - often 50-70% below the standard rate.
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Store cheap night power, dodge peak prices, keep the car - and the fridge - running through outages. When the math works and when it does not.
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