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XDingoX83 t1_j98dyhk wrote

I mean...... he did deliver a dividend to shareholders and increased net income.

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holyhotdicks t1_j98jdg4 wrote

Pretty easy to do when there is no competition and you can just jack the price up.

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amac009 t1_j99yx3s wrote

Is Constellation not available everywhere in Connecticut?

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fprintf t1_j9a1p7l wrote

Everyone in Connecticut who is not on a budget plan should be able to switch (and should!) energy suppliers.

However as I said in my other reply to you, it isn't just Constellation. They just happened to be the least expensive at the time you locked in last year. I've used Direct Energy, Town Square and a few others over the years at this point.

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amac009 t1_j9a36zl wrote

I was just bringing up them because it seems like no one thinks of switching or doesn’t know where to start?

I said in my other comment “or any other electric company.” I have only been in Connecticut for one year so I don’t know all of the energy suppliers in the state. I was just trying to bring up that other people might have options to switch to.

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fprintf t1_j9a3tx8 wrote

You make a good point, and so my reaction to you was simply because everyone in this subreddit and indeed my hometown Facebook is all about Constellation. But they are only one of many electric companies, as you acknowledge.

I didn't read your other reply that including "or any other electric company". Missed that I guess.

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bonesingyre t1_j9aetcw wrote

What do you mean by budget plan? I am on a plan where I pay some average amount and then at the end of the year, they adjust my payment, is that what you mean?

I only ask because I was able to switch the Constellation before the rate hike and haven't had any issues.

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jppianoguy t1_j98f18o wrote

Bingo. He's not paid to save us money. He's paid to make money for shareholders.

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splashattack t1_j98h03f wrote

No one should be making a profit on something people need to survive in the society they built for us.

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98jvwy wrote

*We built for them.

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splashattack t1_j98kjvb wrote

The electrical grid was built way before I was born. Majority of people alive today grew up with electricity being a necessity to survive.

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98kswb wrote

I know.

My point is that the laborers built the infrastructure, not the shareholders.

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Hot-Cry920 t1_j98l4nd wrote

Im a shareholder that builds and maintains the grid 🤷🏻‍♂️

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98lr74 wrote

Let's not pretend linemen own the controlling stake in the company, please.

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Hot-Cry920 t1_j98m743 wrote

Didnt say i had a controlling stake… i am however a shareholder

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mostlymadig t1_j997clb wrote

As a lineman, how do you feel about the electrical workers in France striking by giving away power?

Is something like this even feasible in CT?

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No-Coast-Punk t1_j98jv8e wrote

You must be new here.

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splashattack t1_j98kvuh wrote

I’m not. I’m just calling out the bullshit people have been brainwashed into thinking is acceptable and ok.

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XDingoX83 t1_j98flzd wrote

I took econ 101 and 102 lol

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Uncle_Baconn t1_j98ijn0 wrote

MBA student. He's doing exactly what he's paid to do.

Their earnings per share last year was $2.55. Start buying shares and you can pay your electric bill with their money if it makes you feel better.

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98ncgx wrote

Sounds like something an MBA would say.

Consumer: I am skipping a meal every day to pay my electric bill.

MBA student: Well, obviously you need to skip one more meal a day and use the money to buy shares. It's simple, really.

What a fucking dystopia.

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