[Summit] Electricity - Another Issue

[James Kelley]

The General Assembly probably considers it an art form to see how many BS
fees they can stuff and obfuscate onto monthly bills. I am also annoyed
they no longer separate the high cost portion of renewable energy.

It's all an agenda until enough people (who aren't benefiting by this
slight of hand) become aware and say something. However, a large segment of
our population is benefiting from these "proprams" by usage or
administration.




On Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 1:22 PM Breslers <breslerfamily at gmail.com> wrote:

> Have folks noticed? that we are paying for
> those "Free" energy audits
> that the power companies offer "to be helpful"?
> To the tune of $100 plus dollars a year?
>
> This has been bothering me for a while
> (probably me, more than others, because
> I had multiple problems with the "Energy Efficiency" team
> that my landlord let into our apartment on Hope Street
> - we were NOT impressed)
> but whoever they are, we were never asked,
> to my knowledge,about paying for those programs.
>
> Yet I see on my electric AND gas bills, we are
> charged monthly for "Energy Efficiency Programs"
> I added it up & we paid, per year via our service bills
> . . . . . electric  gas
> 2020   $124      -
> 2021  .  104  .  53
> 2022  .  117  .  74
> for these programs
> basically like paying for a 13th month's bill every year,
> AND that doesn't include the $10 annual fee on EACH service "LIHEAP"
> to help poor people pay their bills.
> I don't mind that so much, it's less and a good cause.
> But we are asked about neither
> and our income level is not taken into consideration.
>
> I want to "opt out"
> Is there a way to do that?
>
> And are these programs ever AUDITED?
> Does the power company get to have any money not used?
>
> We are trying to save enough money to keep paying these outrageous bills
> &  eat breakfast when we are 80.
> Do NOT appreciate extra charges.
>
> Elianna Bresler
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