[Summit] Electricity - Another Issue

[James Kelley]

Another case where we need an independent Inspector General like 30+ other
states. Too many fingers in the pie will cause this important reform to
never see the light of day.

On Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 1:56 PM James Kelley <jameskelley4444 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
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> 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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