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I don't know of any place requiring different rates and metering for certain uses, but many power companies offer such things as an option. For example: In California, PG&E offers different metering plans for electric vehicles.[1] These plans make it much more expensive to charge your vehicle during peak hours (daytime) and significantly cheaper to charge during the night. Though once you are on separate meters, you're at risk of PG&E unilaterally jacking up your rates for charging your car.[2]

I didn't notice the difference in rates until just now, but California's cheapest off-peak rate of 14 cents per kWh is almost twice what I pay for electricity in Washington (8 cents per kWh). It currently costs me $6 to fully charge my car. If I had to pay California rates, charging would cost $11-38 depending on the time of day.

1. https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/rate-plans/rate-plan-o...

2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2019/11/19/pge-ra...




> don't know of any place requiring different rates and metering for certain uses

I don't know about electricity, but this certainly exists for fossil fuels.

In some country, diesel has a completely different price if you use it in your car or use it in your tractor to plow a field.




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