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After weeks of striving to minimize costs and navigate the convoluted usage strategies, I decided enough was enough. The promise of flexibility had given way to inconveniences that outweighed the supposed benefits. I transitioned back to a fixed tariff, reinstating simplicity and predictability into my energy management.
In the backdrop of my account lies a significant insight: energy pricing alone does not dictate behavior; rather, the structure of tariffs and their associated fixed costs play a major role. Incremental daily fixed charges made it difficult to justify small or infrequent energy use. Even when an opportunity exists to save, the broader structure often makes it less appealing.