Price of a kilowatt

A kilowatt-hour is a measure of energy (a kilowatt is a measure of power), and its cost ranges widely around the world, from a low in the 5 cent range to a high in the over $1 range in remote places like Alaskan villages where it's generated by diesel. Average in the US is a dime or a little more, often over 20 cents in Europe.

 

It is possible that Largo is in Florida.

Residential electricity rates in Florida average 11.42¢/kWh, which ranks the state 22nd in the nation.
The average residential electricity rate of 11.42¢/kWh in FL is 3.87% less than the national average residential rate of 11.88¢/kWh.
The approximate range of residential electricity rates in the U.S. is 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.

Florida Electricity Rates | Electricity Local

 

Haven't checked yet if the Prime is up yet, but Fueleconomy.gov posts an annual fuel cost along with the window sticker MPG numbers for cars. The default uses average fuel prices, including electric for the nation, but it can be personalized. There is even an in depth calculator on the PHEV entries.

 

Not yet, but the site is very helpful.

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

we pay 24 cents per kWh, and i drive a plug in for kicks, not to save money.

 

Gads! That's high. We're at 6.37 cents per kWh here. A plug in is a no-brainer. I'll still wait until the price of the Prime comes down to Earth, though.

 

I'm paying about $0.13 per KWH. I'd agree with the use of an average kilowatt hour price in figuring Prime operation costs. Electric prices vary but not as much as gasoline. If you took a yearly average of both I think you'd be pretty close.

I seem to remember somebody posting that at 13 cents/KWH, breakeven would be around $2.00/gallon.

Found it...

 

You still pay far too much; see the graph below. By using your own solar panels you should be able to approximate 2 ct/kWh!

 

i don't live in any of those countries.

 

Same for me, but you still can buy similar solar production equipment for yourself (if you do not already have it). Or why not move to Abu Dhabi?

 

Where's "Chili?"

 

It's a very large state in the south of the US where they often mix meat, beans, and spicy fruits into a soup-like substance.

 

you would think solar would pay at 24 cents, but it depends on you latitude, roof area and shading, etc.

 

Yes, my own system's production will also not be close to these 2 ct/kWh; a main reason is that I installed it in 2013 and since then prices for PV systems have reduced a lot.

Nowadays you can have solar panels for less that 50 ct/Wp. This means (with an inverter of less than 1000 euro) that you can have a 4000 Wp PV system for 3000 euro. Such a system can produce almost 4000 kWh per year. Over 30 years this is 120 000 kWh. Within these 30 years you have to renew the inverter halfway, so total investment will be around 4000 euro. Dividing these numbers will get 3 ct/kWh, which is not very far from the 2 ct/kWh.

 

~$0.12/Kw-Hr here in East Texas.

 

Can someone please tell me how to compute the cost to charge the Prius?

Thanks

 

8.8kWh * cost/kWh = cost to charge from Ev mode drained.

 

The battery after ev mode is depleted isn't 8.8 kw. There is a reserve kept in the battery for hv operation. I don't know the exact number, but I think the recharge would be between 6 and 7 kw.

 

The add the charge efficiency (probably about 85%) losses, and you're back to about 8.8kWh.