Comments on: Soda Machines Return $1 Million: Facts & Figures from a Green Conference http://greenresearch.com/2009/05/14/soda-machines-return-1-million-facts-figures-from-a-green-conference/ Understanding energy, clean technology and sustainability Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Cost of Corporate Carbon Footprinting « Green Research http://greenresearch.com/2009/05/14/soda-machines-return-1-million-facts-figures-from-a-green-conference/#comment-84 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:10:57 +0000 http://greenresearch.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-84 [...] and globally distributed, will incur substantially greater costs. Hence UPS’s statement at a recent conference that they spend $1 million annually (a modest sum for a $50 billion company) to calculate their [...]

]]> By: David Schatsky http://greenresearch.com/2009/05/14/soda-machines-return-1-million-facts-figures-from-a-green-conference/#comment-78 Thu, 14 May 2009 11:35:36 +0000 http://greenresearch.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-78 Hi Jason,

My electric bill shows a flat charge per KWh, usually .18-20 cents. In New York I’ve never received a bill that showed anything other than marginal rates. Would love to see an example of your bill or one like it that does break it down.

- David

]]> By: Jason http://greenresearch.com/2009/05/14/soda-machines-return-1-million-facts-figures-from-a-green-conference/#comment-77 Thu, 14 May 2009 07:35:28 +0000 http://greenresearch.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-77 Do you collect or use facts and figures about energy or sustainability? What are your favorite sources?

My favorite source is my bill from my utility. It shows an electricity rate that, at the margin, is around 35 cents a kWh, which is more than double the average California rate 14.95 contained in your link above to the EIA.

Also, I think it’s important to use the marginal rate, and not the average rate, in computing any kind of savings from energy efficiency.

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