Coincel_pro t1_j5yaxp7 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 12:14 PM

Reply to comment by degggendorf in What if we all just decided not to pay our February electricity bills? by WeakAndWeary

Yes you "can" find a different supplier but which of them are cheaper than the current RIE rate? Before RIE had a rate hike the only available options were more expensive, after RIE's rate hike they are still more expensive.

I am not sure if they were just that high before the hike, or if they had one of their own. The system for seeking an alternative is in place yes, but the alternatives are not cheaper making the whole thing moot.

degggendorf t1_j5yh3lw wrote on January 26, 2023 at 1:13 PM

>which of them are cheaper than the current RIE rate?

I left the link so you could check for yourself, but I guess I can click it for you to tell you that SmartEnergy is currently cheaper.

You can also join a community solar project and save 10% off your total RIE bill whatever the rate is.

>the alternatives are not cheaper making the whole thing moot.

If ever other option were more expensive, that would mean you're getting the best deal possible. You see that as a bad thing?

Coincel_pro t1_j5yobh4 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Hey that's great, 1st time in 3 years I've seen an advertised supplier actually cheaper than the default.

Given that "the best deal possible" is 49% higher than what you were paying a few months before isn't really a deal it's just a way to normalize being shit on by a monopoly.

It's not "Good" that alternative sources are now competitive because the default source has increased their pricing so much.

I already have my own solar array so I did everything I could to avert this bullshit.

degggendorf t1_j5ypqzl wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:21 PM

> Given that "the best deal possible" is 49% higher than what you were paying a few months before isn't really a deal it's just a way to normalize being shit on by a monopoly.

Do you really think that the only reason rates are higher is because RIE is making more money? Nothing outside of PPL is influencing the cost of energy?