Automatic_Sleep_4723 t1_ir3jqzn wrote on October 5, 2022 at 1:50 AM

Reply to comment by Roff_Bob in PSA: if you're concerned about electric costs rising, see if your town is part of a municipal aggregation program by tzigane

Not that I and many others are aware of. There are many folks that have already seen almost double the usual cost of our electric bills and we haven’t even entered the coldest months.

commentsOnPizza t1_ir3yqio wrote on October 5, 2022 at 3:57 AM

Towns that are negotiating their aggregations this fall are seeing their rates jump 40-60% and they're going to stay high for two years (though maybe market prices will also stay high).

Norwood Power and Light is likely setting their rates every 6 months and so it's likely that Norwood will see a greater jump this winter while seeing prices come back down as the energy market cools (assuming it does).

Norwood Power and Light isn't a for-profit company trying to milk you for profits. They're your town.

I'd also note that Norwood's electric rates are $0.1199/kWh which is pretty great right now. However, that might go up in January. If people are "see[ing] almost double the usual cost of [their] electric bills" in Norwood, they're either using more electricity or forgetting how much they usually pay.