Drex
Beer..It's What's For Dinner
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join:2000-02-24
La Place, LA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| Hurricane Charge - Louisiana
I'm curious to know if anyone else in the LA area got a "Hurricane Charge" on their electric bill this past month.
Now Entergy claims it's been in the bill all along. They just now decided to break it out as a separate line item.
Oh and don't even get me started on the whole "Fuel Adjustment Charge".
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I gave up drinking and eating bad food. And in 14 days, I had lost 2 weeks. |
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boognish
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join:2001-09-26
Baton Rouge, LA
clubs:
| I will have to look, but my Entergy bills have been crazy high lately. I live by myself and the only thing left on during the day is my refrig, water heater, and my air conditioner is set to 80+.
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eatatjoz
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join:2002-06-16
Mayflower, AR
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I don't have that charge with Entergy Arkansas, but I do have some unknown things on there.
Ouachita plant interim costs...
ferc-imposed payemnt...
customer charge...
energy charge...
My bill was $84.75 and I live alone and keep the A/C at 95. I don't even use lights at night. The only things running are the beer fridge and my server. (and my porch light, forgot about that one).
My fuel and & purchased pwr cost... 13.87 for 742kWh. That leaves a difference of $70.88 in extra fees, taxes, and surcharges.
Bunch of crooks!!!!
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"I hope you did something important today, 'cause it cost ya another day of your life." |
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Drex
Beer..It's What's For Dinner
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join:2000-02-24
La Place, LA
·AT&T Southeast
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I went to levelized billing a couple months ago b/c I knew this summer would be just as bad as last summer. I have a small 1400 sq ft home. I just recently upgraded our A/C to a better more efficient unit. Had I not gone to levelized billing, my electric bill would have been ~ $350 for last month. ~$250 of that was the "Fuel Adjustment Charge". It's basically the cost of natural gas b/c we get our electricity from natural gas burning plants. So when natural gas prices go up, they pass that charge along to the customer. They claim it's a pass thru charge and that they make no profit off it. Yeah, I'd like to see the books on that one.
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I gave up drinking and eating bad food. And in 14 days, I had lost 2 weeks. |
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Heterman
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join:2004-02-28
Fayetteville, AR | They should plop down a plant directly on top of the shale and do away with all the Fuel Charge.  |
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azinator
CS is the DEVIL
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join:2000-08-12
Alma, AR | then northern arkansas would be 1 giant power plant |
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