Then you’d round up to the nearest service level. Realistically, I believe most recent-ish houses are 200a service now with larger ones or hot climates tending to 300a+
At least here the electrical service base rate is largely set by the max amperage you can draw from the grid. I’ll use my own home’s electricity cost breakdown as an example (all listed prices, even the additional tax, include our 25.5 % VAT)
Monthly base rate for your main breaker, depends on your grid operator – mine is 7.63€ for 3x25 A connection (among the cheapest grids in Finland, I previously used another example often seen in smaller cities, which is 29.71 €/month)
Transfer costs, 0.0187 €/kWh during day, 0.0089 €/kWh during night
Electricity tax, 0.0282752 €/kWh, includes national energy security taxes as well
Cost of the actual electricity, typically ranges from -0.05 €/kWh to 0.20 €/kWh with yearly average being about 0.055 €/kWh
Electricity company’s margin for spot prices, 0.004 €/kWh
Electricity company’s base rate, 4.90 €/Month
For many cities in Finland the base rate for grid connection is considerably higher, and especially for apartments tends to be the majority of your electricity bill outside major urban centers. Even in cities it makes up a large percentage, so there’s a big incentive to not overspec your service.
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Then you’d round up to the nearest service level. Realistically, I believe most recent-ish houses are 200a service now with larger ones or hot climates tending to 300a+
At least here the electrical service base rate is largely set by the max amperage you can draw from the grid. I’ll use my own home’s electricity cost breakdown as an example (all listed prices, even the additional tax, include our 25.5 % VAT)
For many cities in Finland the base rate for grid connection is considerably higher, and especially for apartments tends to be the majority of your electricity bill outside major urban centers. Even in cities it makes up a large percentage, so there’s a big incentive to not overspec your service.