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Shemsuni t1_iuilh7s wrote

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_Hack_The_Planet_ t1_iuim6uv wrote

She had to pay her bills, once.

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powsandwich t1_iuirs27 wrote

Eversource seems to do alright here but head over to r/Connecticut; a common hatred of Eversource seems to be the only thing that unifies the left and right

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amphetaminesfailure t1_iuju1ww wrote

>She had to pay her bills, once.

Or maybe they just have issues with the company making record profits while charging outrageous costs?

I don't have an issue with paying a bill to use a product and service.

I do have a problem with aforementioned though.

To give an example, my highest electrical use is always for my August bill.

My supply cost was $72, my delivery cost was $103.

Here's an even more egregious example. I don't use much natural gas in the summer.

This past July I paid $9 for supply but fucking $22 for delivery.

I'm on budget billing, and this year they set me at $133 a month gas, $186 electric. That's $319 a month to power a single family, 1200sq ft home, with one occupant.

Now, feel free to call me a dirty commie, but I don't think a utility company should be a for profit and publicly traded business.

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hithisishal t1_iuk9z2k wrote

Have you had mass save come through to look at your energy efficiency? Those bills sound high. More than I pay for 3 people in about 2k sq ft.

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Toastbuns t1_iuj3x73 wrote

I'm not fully in the loop but if I recall correct they basically didnt use money they were given to do storm prep in CT and then when a big storm came thru, portions of the state were out of power for weeks. Eversource used it as a bargaining chip when they could have and should have been more prepared with storm response teams.

Source with more and better info than my memory can provide.

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MarquisJames t1_iuj7upz wrote

For me, it's the constant power outage. Power goes out on my street at least 2 times a month in Dorchester. Never used to have this issue under National Grid.

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Shemsuni t1_iuja09s wrote

That’s unacceptable. I would DM them on Twitter.

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