tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post5594046540627349953..comments2024-01-05T02:53:03.358-06:00Comments on American Zombie: Gasping for breath in the Gas ChamberJason Brad Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-36832563895372199852007-05-02T12:01:00.000-05:002007-05-02T12:01:00.000-05:00law70,over 13 cents a kilowatt is not very good. ...law70,<BR/><BR/>over 13 cents a kilowatt is not very good. i'm not sure what it is this month for new orleans, but our yearly average is about 9 cents a kilowatt and even that is not good. <BR/><BR/>it's interesting that the states with the highest rates are the states that have deregulated the most, the theory being that competition between utilities would lower rates. that theory has not worked out well for consumers in texas and california, who pay the highest bills in the country.slhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332283455380010094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-58734026362757191922007-05-01T23:21:00.000-05:002007-05-01T23:21:00.000-05:00service dates: 3/19 to 4/16 (28 days)Gas Service: ...service dates: 3/19 to 4/16 (28 days)<BR/>Gas Service: $21.47<BR/>Storm Reserve Rider: $0.57<BR/>ENO Purchased Gas Adj: 42CCF@$0.96053 $49.95<BR/>Street Use Franchise Fee: $3.79<BR/>City Tax: $2.27<BR/>Total: $78.05<BR/><BR/>This may seem low to you, but this is going a month with almost no heat because my last bill was $236.<BR/><BR/>I hate EntergyBeklarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346247048737804704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-23142773490485501352007-05-01T13:54:00.000-05:002007-05-01T13:54:00.000-05:00Hey D, here we go:I live in Dallas, Texas. We are ...Hey D, here we go:<BR/><BR/>I live in Dallas, Texas. We are a family of 3 (two-story home) and TXU Energy is our electric provider.<BR/><BR/>*Service dates- 3/15 thru 4/16<BR/>*Usage - 911kw hours<BR/>*13.8 cents per kw (this JUST changed to 13.26 cents per kw)<BR/>*NO Local Francise Fee<BR/>*My bill - 129.76<BR/><BR/>In the state of Texas we have MANY electric providers to choose from. TXU Energy is "considered" the most expensive. Maybe this explains the TXU Energy Rewards program that I am in. <BR/><BR/>At any rate, I guess I will not complain when my next bill arrives.LAW70https://www.blogger.com/profile/18111450480944240298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-90690545459288972772007-05-01T13:26:00.000-05:002007-05-01T13:26:00.000-05:00AZ,As a local that's seen my Entergy bills only tr...AZ,<BR/><BR/>As a local that's seen my Entergy bills <I>only</I> triple since sometime last fall, I can appreciate what you are doing here. But I think that you may be misinterpreting what the Entergy rep was getting at in his reply.<BR/><BR/>I read what he wrote to mean that they (under)estimated usage for some period of time (where he implies that the house was not vacant - or maybe some gas line was ruptured somewhere in the house?) and they were only able to get an actual reading later on, when the house was vacant.<BR/><BR/>In other words, they finally got a "good reading" when it would seem to Robyn that nobody was even there to use the gas/electricity. If this is true, then she is just seeing the sum of all the months that they had underestimated usage.<BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to help their cause here, but this is exactly what seems to be happening with many people that I know with their water bills. Apparently the S&W board has been doing the same thing with estimating usage and then slapping a huge bill on you when they finally get around to reading your meter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com