Who Is RESPONSIBLE For SESD's 94.7% Rate Increases?

"These Five Things Are Hitting You In The Blind Side"

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2020

SESD Bill Rate Usage Ext
Usage Tier 1 (1-2000) $0.094 2000 $188.00
Usage Tier 2 (2001+) $0.099 0 $0.00
$0.00
Subtotal 2000 $188.00
Power Adj $9.88
Base $9.00
Sales Tax $0.038 $7.92
Total $214.80

2021

SESD Bill Rate Usage Ext
Usage Tier 1 (1-500) $0.079 500 $39.50
Usage Tier 2 (501-1000) $0.097 500 $48.50
Usage Tier 3 (1001+) $0.112 1000 $112.01
Subtotal 2000 $200.01
Power Adj $12.19
Base $20.75
Sales Tax $0.038 $8.92
Total $241.88
2021 Year Rate Increase 12.60%

2023

SESD Bill Rate Usage Ext
Usage Tier 1 (1-500) $0.119 500 $59.50
Usage Tier 2 (501-1000) $0.137 500 $68.50
Usage Tier 3 (1001+) $0.152 1000 $152.01
Subtotal 2000 $280.01
Power Adj $17.58
Base $20.75
Sales Tax $0.038 $12.19
Total $330.53
2023 Year Rate Increase 36.65%
2020-2023 Rate Increase 53.88%

2024 Est

SESD Bill Rate Usage Ext
Usage Tier 1 (1-500) $0.22 500 $110.00
Usage Tier 2 (501-1000) $0.24 500 $120.00
Usage Tier 3 (1001+) $0.260 1000 $260.00
Subtotal 2000 $490.00
Power Adj $30.76
Base $20.75
Sales Tax $0.038 $20.74
Total $562.25
2024 Year Rate Increase 70.10%
2020-2024 Rate Increase 161.75%

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A 94.7%+ rate increase in the last 20 months?! 😳

👇 Let's take a look at what's driving the RATE INCREASES and why we haven't seen the worst yet 👇

𝗧𝗵𝗲 5 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺s

Discover! The 5 Massive Changes That Are Driving Up Your Power Bill

94.7% This Year And 206.7% Next Year

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  • Perfect Storm 1 - Did The EV Market & Housing Boom Create Power Shortages?

  • Perfect Storm 2 - Why Are Power Plants Closing And Why Is Natural Gas So Expensive?

  • Perfect Storm 3 - What's The Future Of Hydropower During This 30 Year Drought?

  • Perfect Storm 4 - Why Are California's Brownouts And Blackouts Coming To Utah?

  • Perfect Storm 5 - Who's At Fault For SESD's Rate Increases?

These "Perfect Storms" are so unbelievable and utterly stupid, that it's simply...

The Perfect Storm

Perfect Storm Part 1 - Did The EV Market & Housing Boom Create Power Shortages?

Have you noticed all Electric Vehicles cruising around and entire housing subdivisions popping up over the weekend during the last few years and wondered...

"How are we going to power it all?"

Let's take a look...

See how many of the quiz answers you can get right...

(2 short little quizzes...just test your knowledge 🧐)

Quiz - How much power does an EV use?

  • Approx the same as 1 A/C

  • Approx the same as 1 refrigerators

  • Approx the same as 25 refrigerators

  • Approx the same as 4 A/Cs

Quiz - Which of the following are true about Utah?

  • Utah grows by 100,000+ residents per year

  • Utah was short 56,000 homes in 2017

  • Utah built 41,144 homes in 2021

  • Utah is short 31,000 homes in 2022

We'll cover the answer below...

Quiz Answers:

  • EV adoption rate is 10X combustion engines adoption rate

  • EVs use approximately as much as 25 refrigerators or 4 A/C units

  • You have more TVs, air fryers, pebble ice machines, refrigerators etc plugged in than ever before

  • Utah has the largest average home size in the United States (2800 sqft on average)

EVs are growing at an exponential rate and they are thirsty for power.

EV Growing Exponentially

Quiz Answers:

  • Utah grows by 100,000+ residents per year

  • Utah was short 56,000 homes in 2017

  • Utah built 41,144 homes in 2021

  • Utah is still short 31,000 homes in 2022

  • Utah will likely be short 60,000 homes by the end of 2022

Utah Is Still Short 31,000 Homes In 2022

(Smoking gun = something that serves as conclusive evidence or proof)

And EVs + Houses require power, A LOT OF POWER.

In 1970 we used 1,400 Trillion Watt Hours in the US and by 2022 we used 4,027 Trillion Watt Hours.

(Watt hour is a unit of energy. It’s like a gallon of gas)

U.S. Energy Department Under Estimated Electricity Demand By 7%

You might be thinking "we have been buying houses and appliances for decades.

What is special about this explosion of EVs coming to market and building houses at a massive clip like we did over the last several years?"

Simply, our demand has been out stripping our supply, and those pigeons are coming home to roost.

The US Energy Information Administration underestimated electricity demand by 7%.

To fully understand how big of a deal this is, we need to look at the next Perfect Storm - World's Biggest Coal Plant Closures

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Perfect Storm Part 2 - Why Are Power Plants Closing And Why Is Natural Gas So Expensive?

Let's try another quick quiz

(You'll be surprised...so just test your knowledge 🧐)

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 - 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 & 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿ed 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀?

  • 23,000 residents

  • 578,000 residents

  • 2,567,200 residents

Quiz Answer

In 2021 there were 8 coal fire plant closures. These plants provided power for 1,178,000 residents.

Utah has approximately 3,000,000 residents. This much power coming off line is like 39% of all Utah losing it's power source.

2021 Coal Plant Closures - Enough Power For 1,178,000 Residents

Quiz Answer

In 2022 there were 5 coal fire plant closures. These plants provided power for 1,389,200 residents.

With Utah's approximately 3,000,000 residents, we are now up to 86% of all Utah losing their power source in just 2 years.

2022 Coal Plant Closures - Enough Power For 1,389,200 Residents

Quiz Answer

Between 2023-2029 the US will retired 25% of all coal fired plants to reduce our carbon foot print.

These plants provided power for 20,056,800 residents.

With Utah's approximately 3,000,000 residents, we are now up to 754% of all Utah losing their power source in just 7 years.

(Yes, you heard correctly. It's the equivalent of 7.5 states the size of Utah losing their power)

2022 Coal Plant Closures - Enough Power For 1,389,200 Residents

In 2 years we have lost the equivalent of 86% of all Utah's power.

Over the next 7 year period we are talking about the destruction power plants supporting 22,624,000 people.

This is the equivalent of loosing all power in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.

Have you noticed your Dominion Energy bill has almost doubled in the last year?

Historically we bought natural gas at $3/DTH, until things changed...

The Russian war has changed the cost of oil as we know it.

When you think of Russian, think of a large, world wide GAS CAN.

Now that the US and other countries are in a new long term "cold war" with Russia, there is a massive world wide shortage of natural gas.

This is hitting Utah hard because approximately 45% of our electricity is generated from burning natural gas (by product of oil).

Utah Sources Of Electricity

You might be thinking, what does all this mean?

In the below charts you see natural gas used to cost us $3/unit and that increased to $9/unit.

If you take a look at my last Dominion Energy bill you'll see we are now paying $12.15/unit.

Historical Cost Of Natural Gas

Dominion Energy's Latest Price For Natural Gas

As you can see, costs haven't just increased, they have exploded!

This "energy crises storm" we are living in is actually just the calm before the real storm.

With the Fed raising interest rates it has slowed the down the economy and home construction across the US.

When the market finally turns and we pull out of the recession, it will increase the demand for natural gas as home construction returns. This will result in driving natural gas prices much higher.

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Perfect Storm Part 3 - What's The Future Of Hydropower During This 30 Year Drought?

Let’s see how up to speed you are on Hydrodams

(You'll be surprised...just test your knowledge 🧐)

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 - 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭-𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀?

  • Lake Powell Hydro Dam (power for 528,000 equivalent residents)

  • Lake Mead hydrodam (power for 1,300,000 equivalent residents)

  • Coal fired plants (power for 20,056,800 equivalent residents)

The western part of the United States has been in a 30 year dought...

Which means, all our hydropower dams are a risk!

Quiz Answer

Lake Powell Dam will likely come off line in 2023. This dam provides power to 528,000 residents who will have to buy power from the open market.

Fact: SESD gets power from this dam and our allotment has been severely reduced pushing us into the open market.

(All the snow we have received has helped northern Utah but has done almost nothing to help Lake Powell)

With Utah's approximately 3,000,000 residents, we are now up to 815% of all Utah losing their power source in just 1-7 years between coal & hydro dams. (8.15 equivalent states of Utah)

Lake Powell Dam Likely To Stop Producing In 2023

You might be thinking, "What does it mean to 'buy power in the open market?'"

It's basically this...

The highest bidder gets the power on the open market!

Think of going to an auction and the auctioneer says "who will give me $$$ for this?"

That's what's happening...there isn't enough to go around so we are bidding to see who keeps their lights on and refrigerators running.

Quiz Answer

Lake Mead Dam will likely come off line in 2023. This dam provides power to 1,300,000 residents who will have to buy power from the open market.

Fact: Between Lake Powell and Lake Mead Dams, 1,828,000 people would lose power.

Utah has approximately 3,000,000 residents. This much power coming off line, we are not up to a whopping 815% of all Utah losing their power in a 1-7 year window.

Lake Mead Dam Likely To Stop Producing In 2023

Yep, an eye popping 24,451,800 equivalent residents will see their power disappear within 1-7 years between coal plant closures and hydro dams sputter to a stop without water.

This is the equivalent of 8.15 states like Utah all losing their power. This isn't just a bid deal, its a big d@MN deal!!

Every year North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) does an energy assessment of the Unites States.

That "Orange" you see in the next picture isn't just a fashion statement, it's a siren wakeup call.

The findings show that the entire western part of the United States up through Canada is at an Elevated Risk of not having enough power.

How much do you think that risk of power outages expands as we go from 3 million EVs last year to 6 million EVs on the road at the end of next year?

That's like plugging in 150,000,000 new refrigerators in a 2 year window.

Western US At Elevated Risk

Solving this power shortage isn't simply building more coal fired plants, as we are currently shutting them down way before they should have been decommissioned (SESD's plant was closed last year 10 years ahead of schedule).

Solving this power shortage isn't simply building more gas fired plants, as they are the next on the list to be shut down because they have a carbon foot print.

You might be asking..."how stupid can American leaders get?"

So Stupid that it's almost TOO incredible to believe!

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Perfect Storm Part 4 - Why Are California's Brownouts And Blackouts Coming To Utah?

Are your ready for some more incredibly stupid things??

You're probably thinking "there is more???? What the heck Mike, isn't this enough?!"

I wish that was the case!

Here is our next little quiz to take...

(You'll be surprised...don't cheat, just test your knowledge 🧐)

Quiz - Which of these are true about California?

  • Their power cost is 4x Utah's power rate

  • They will likely see their utility rates double or triple

  • They source power from other states

  • They have brownouts and blackouts regularly

  • They are now willing to buy electricity from coal, natural gas, and basically everywhere they can find power to keep their lights on

Quiz - How much did the cost of coal and natural gas increase that we use to make electricity?

  • Natural gas is up 5%

  • Natural gas is up 34%

  • Coal is up 10%

  • Coal is up 167%

Quiz Answer

If you know California, they are a bit of a tree hugger. They think dirty coal and bad for your natural gas should be avoided at all costs, even if it it means frequent brown out and blackouts...until now.

In 2022 California's realized how screwed they are and how desperately they need, POWER.

Their new policy is "buy power everywhere we can find it!"

California Massively Short On Power

The days of California largely leaving the Utah power market alone are gone.

When Californian's are short, they buy power on the open markets in Utah and the surrounding states.

California isn't just a little short, they're massively short and accelerating!🧐

Quiz Answer

Natural gas prices jumped last year by 250% and then simmer back down to 34% with the fed trying to kill demand by pushing the economy into a recession.

Historically natural gas power plants setup long term contracts to buy gas at fixed prices so they can control their costs.

The HUGE challenge they have been running into is...

The demand for electricity is so HIGH and they are running the plants SO HARD, they are burning through their contract allotments and having to buy natural gas on the open market (i.e. the high prices).

Natural Gas Prices Up 34%

If you take a look at your dominion energy bill, you'll see your paying 50% more this year than you did last year.

Last year I average $8.50/day and this year I'm at $12.50/day even though I dropped my thermostat by 2 degrees to cut down on costs.

Quiz Answer

Coal, the BIG surprise.

If we are shutting down coal fired plants, wouldn't you think coal would be cheaper??

You'd be right in theory, just not in reality.

Coal jumped 500% last year and has simmered down to a cool 167% increase.

What do you think happens when the coal input costs to make electricity goes up 167%? We 😭!

Coal Prices Up 167%

Here is the problem, Utah is short power because coal fired plants got shut down, natural gas plants are getting over worked and going down frequently for maintenance for ever longer periods of time, hydropower is sucking wind due to the drought, and California is now competing with us to buy power in the open market?

We now have the...

Perfect Storm Of Stupidity

Unbelievable!

But wait, there is more...😖

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Perfect Storm Part 5 - Who's At Fault For SESD's Rate Increases?

SESD quiz

(You'll probably won't be surprised any more 🧐)

Quiz - Which of these are true about SESD?

  • In 2022 SESD bought power on the open market at 588% higher price than they sold it to customers

  • Telephone poles prices increased by 200%

  • Transformers prices increased by 300% and they take 1-2 years to receive after ordered

  • Their coal fired plant was shut down 10 years early that it should have and their hydro dam electric production plummeted due to a lack of water

Quiz Answers

At this point you shouldn't be surprised by anything.

In the 1st week of September of 2022 SESD lost $650,000 buying electricity on the open market to power the grid (i.e. 588% higher price than they charged us).

Cost of telephone poles has gone up 200%, transformers by 300% with a 1-2 year wait time, plus wire has gone up 300%.

And by the way, they are getting way less hydropower, our coal fired plant was retired 10 years early (per federal mandate), everybody is using more, and they are buying more power on the open market & competing with California.

Chris Confused By US Energy Stupidity

Here is where we sit...

Power Sources

What's Not Working

  • No new coal plants are being built

  • Gas fired plants are next to be phased out (they have a carbon footprint)

  • Gas fired plants are being over worked, going down for maintenance more frequently and for longer periods of time

  • Cost of coal, natural gas, telephone poles, transformers etc have increased 200% -300%

  • Hydropower is in trouble due to a lack of water

  • No new power facilities coming online

Solutions

  • Install solar on your home (SESD is updating their solar policy from 10kW max system size to 25kW)

  • Nuclear power plants are 5-10 years out to come online (if at all)

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁

  • Rates will increase for at least the next 7 years (we are talking big rate increases)

  • Brownouts and blackouts are almost assured to occur (demand is outstripping supply)

  • Other states will pay premium prices to buy Utah power so we are now competing with other states

  • No new power sources coming online, demand is increase, and supply is shrinking

  • We are also buying power from other states as we are outstripping Utah's supply

What solutions are available to us?

SESD is updating their solar policies to allow up to 25kW on a home (currently 10kW is the limit).

Now you might be asking "why would SESD be willing to increase the size of a solar system by 150%?"

The answer is simple, we do not have enough power and any power a home can self-generate helps.

It is way better for a customer to buy power with solar at $0.04/kWh than it is for SESD to source it on the open market at $0.47kWh (i.e. like September of last year) and pass the rate hikes on to you.

With 2024 rate increases likely to be a dizzying 94.7% additional increase, the more power we can offload to solar, the better it is for everybody because it would slow down how much power needs to be purchased from the open market.

The SESD plan to help offset rate increases are, "shrink the demand for power so we stay out of the open market to purchase power".

As of right now, we have 1 level that can help, and that's solar.

The next mega solution...

Pray for rain to fill Lake Powell & Lake Mead to power the hydro dams (the recent rainfall has helped northern Utah but has did almost nothing for Glen Canyon hydrodam or the Hoover hydrodam)

Pray nuclear power comes online in the next 5 years.

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What changed in solar from 2021 to 2022?

Exploding Demand For Home Batteries

I can tell you are seeing the writing on the wall.

In 2022 I saw an explosion in demand for whole home backup battery systems.

We installed more batteries in 2022 than we did in the previous 5 years.

Approximately 50% of all the solar systems we installed last year had a battery systems.

In the past I would tell people, "the battery isn't about saving money, it's about security."

The new reality is "with the recent rate increases and the ones coming, the battery will save you money and provide security."

The Economics Of Batteries Has Changed With

Rate Increases and Brown-outs & Back-outs on the Horizon.

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The only thing you have at risk of getting a quote is losing an overpriced power bill and future rate increases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How can I get solar with Zero Down??

Simple...as long as you have a credit score of 640+ and are the homeowner, we can put solar on your house with Zero down.  

After installing solar on thousands of homes we discovered when you save folks a lot of money, homeowners love it and as a result it became a low risk option for us to provide homeowners solar with zero down.  Easy Peasy.

Are there solar incentives (i.e. FREE Money for going solar)?

Boy is there ever!  

Both the Fed and State of Utah want to clean up our air quality so they put massive solar incentives out there to encourage us to clean up the environment and save money.

Time is of the Essence on these incentives.  For a few years the State of Utah covered $2,000.  

As of 2022 the Fed incentive is 30% and the State of Utah was reduced to $800.

How long are solar panels good for and what's the warranty?

The useful life of a solar panel is 50 years.  

In fact, the panels come with a 25 year production guarantee, which means it guarantees that your solar panels will produce the promised power for 25 years or it's a warrantied item.

Can you think of a product with a 25 year performance guarantee?  

The real secret behind solar's production guarantee is there are no moving parts. If you compare that to a new car, the car probably only has a 3 year/36,000 mile guarantee, and that is because a car has around 2,000 moving parts every time you step on the gas to go.

Do we need to own the home to get solar installed?

The answers is yes.  

Because we offer zero down solar we are only willing to work with homeowners.

Now, if you own a rental property and want solar on it, that's a huge win!  You can incorporate the power into the cost of the rent to make more profits plus you could depreciate the solar system to protect your profits.

If you are a renter and want solar, have the property owner contact me and if they put solar on your rental, you'll get a referral fee.

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Mike Morris has been helping homeowners with solar systems and off-grid systems for 6 years. He has created custom solutions on homes ranging from:


1) $150,000 homes with 1,500 sqft that needed basic solar systems

2) To $30,000,000 homes with 22,000 sqft that required 155 solar panels, 28 batteries, 2 massive home backup generators, and multiple EV chargers to create a completely self-sufficient fortresses.

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