“The last thing an awful lot of people need right now is a higher electric bill — and that’s unfortunately something a lot of people will get stuck with."
As the Texas power grid collapsed under a historic winter storm, Jose Del Rio of Haltom City, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, saw the electricity bill on a vacant two-bedroom home he is trying to sell slowly creep up over the past two weeks. Typically, the bill is around $125 to $150 a month, he said. But his account has already been charged about $630 this month — and he still owes another $2,600.
“If worse comes to worst, I have the ability to put it on a credit card or figure something out," Del Rio said. ”There is no one living in that house. All the lights are off. But I have the air at 60 because I don’t want the pipes to freeze.”
When he contacted Griddy, his electric company, they advised him to switch providers, Del Rio said.
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He must be leaving all the windows open to have a power bill that high.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why the electric company saying to switch providers, they have a contract to sell electricity at a regulated rate, set by the state state PUC. Seems like price gouging to me. I wouldn't pay it and hire an attorney to sue them. Those are outlandish bills that have been all over the news and blogs.
ReplyDeleteI understand that the company was the cheapest overall in the past, but with energy running out in this instance, they had to pay more from the actually providers.
DeleteBingo!
DeleteTexans can thank all the wacko Green-new-Deal solar & wind farm advocates. Their experience is a harbinger of things to come for the entire nation under the Progressive's regime
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful.........
DeleteWhy in the world would anyone sign up for a variable rate on their electricity?
ReplyDeleteOr a variable rate for their home loan.
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