Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780078028229
Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 30P
Reliant Energy (the electric company in Houston, Texas) charges customers as follows:
Monthly charge $6
First 250 kWh @ $0.02/kWh
All additional kWh @ $0.07/kWh
If a customer uses 2,436 kWh in one month, how much will Reliant Energy charge?
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