Originally Posted by Easton

I was paying the electric bill for the studio this weekend and glanced down the list of itemized charges... check this out:

Basic service charge
Delivery service charge
Environmental benefits surcharge
Federal environmental improvement surcharge
Competition rules compliance charge
System benefits charge
Power supply adjustment
Metering
Meter reading
Billing
Generation of electricity on-peak
Generation of electricity off-peak
Transmission and ancillary services
Transmission cost adjustment
Interim rate surcharge
Regulatory assessment
Franchise fee

Of the actual bill, only 25% is the direct cost of my electricity used... the other 75% is all fees and taxes!