RevRagnarok

RevRagnarok t1_iw9pvly wrote

For only three months, I would consider looking at long-term hotels like Residence Inn. That's what my sister did a few years back - had a kitchen, etc.

Might be a little pricier, but you don't need to deal with all the BS of getting gas, water, electric, internet, etc. for only three months.

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RevRagnarok t1_itiv75u wrote

Yes and no; the last time I looked, they have special rates with the right chargers (which I have). The problem is the rest of the house is at a rate that is insane so there's no way I would've saved money.

I don't remember the exact numbers, but it was like "4c/kWh for charging off-peak, 14c/kWh for everything else" vs "flat rate of 7c/kWh."

If anybody actually does have it, I'd love to see if I'm wrong. But when I called and talked to them, they claimed if I don't have a smart meter then the L2 charger on the WiFi isn't sufficient.

ETA: Based on other comments, this seems to be outdated information (yay!) from ~2020. I need to get off my ass and make some phone calls.

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RevRagnarok t1_isgi8eq wrote

In their defense, apparently some sections of Baltimore are still on distributed steam loops. TIL because I only had previously known about sections of NYC and Philly from walking over the steam leaks in the sidewalks in the winter.

> Veolia Energy, a successor of the 1887 Boston Heating Company, operates a 26-mile (42 km) district system in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and also operates systems in Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, Kansas City MO, Tulsa OK, Houston TX and other cities.

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