Random Blog Post +3

So in more research I have discovered an even better reason to why our school should take up conserving electricity more efficiently. In the article "Average Electric Rater for Hawaiian Electric Co., Maui Electric Co. and Hawaii Electric Co- How much does your energy cost?" from HECO's main website I found that in 2010, which is the most recent data given, how much electricity costed. The oil prices affect the electricity prices, and since the oil prices have been going up, the electricity prices are going up as well. This is because apparently more than half of each electricity bill goes to fuel costs. On top of that, Hawaii's electricity cost more than the electricity on the mainland because each island has its own independent electrical system. Mainland states can also use lower-cost resources that are not available her. Since we are a really big school, I'm assuming our school falls under the category of a large business.

Rate Schedule	Average cents per kilowatthour (2010)
Residential	25.47
"P" Large power use businesses	20.09
"J" Medium power use businesses	22.27
"G" Smaller power use businesses	26.87
"H" Commercial cooking, heating, air conditioning & refrigeration	22.55
"F" Street and Park Lighting	23.49

That means the it costs 20.09 cents per kilowatt hour to power the buildings, which are on all day.

All Sectors			Residential		Commercial		Industrial
Rank	State	Price	Rank	Price	Rank	Price	Rank	Price
1	Hawaii	18.73	1	21.48	1	19.2	1	15.99

This chart (above) was how much electricity costed in 2005. Even in 2005, our state was the number one ranking state in having the highest cost of electricity. Notice how much higher the prices have gotten in just five years? Now that it is 2012, i'm pretty sure the cost has gone up higher. Since our school is big, it pays a lot of money to use electricity. Leaving the lights on does not help our school save money in any way. What we hope to accomplish through this project may not show immediate results, but it will in the future if it is kept up. I think what we are trying to do for this Physics project is a good thing. I hope we can accomplish it. This ends yet another random blog post.