Sky King
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Re: [House&Home] Electric bill arrived and it looks great!
Contract terms ending on Feb 28 ,2010 11.50
Why would they offer me a rate of 11.50 when others are getting 10.49?
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With Direct Energy it is 331.00kwh x 0.129900
Should I switch...it seems like the 11.5 is cheaper then the rate I am paying with Direct Energy? I have trouble reading these darn things.
Just got off the phone with Levco and they offered me 10.49..if I heard correctly. They are sending me the form so I can switch.
More news. I just checked out Public Power & Utility Inc. here:
»www.ppandu.com/esg/
Top of the page...they are offering 10.48
Price: Customer will receive electricity from Public Power & Utility, Inc at a floating generation rate. PP&U customers agree and understand that any potential savings will fluctuate with month-to-month market conditions. PP&U customers will maintain a not to exceed price of at least 5% below current CL&P or UI standard generation service rates. See home page for current rates. |
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pandora
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|  I think Co-Ed is offering .1049 for CL&P customers and .1150 for UI customers, based on what has been discovered in this thread.
If Levco / Dominion is matching the .1049 rate, go for it!
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Sky King
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Naugatuck, CT | Public Power is matching it so I am going with them. |
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sirchief
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said by pandora  :I think Co-Ed is offering .1049 for CL&P customers and .1150 for UI customers, based on what has been discovered in this thread. If Levco / Dominion is matching the .1049 rate, go for it! I have CL&P and I am just getting around to going to the on-line form. Con-Ed is offering 11.5, my current rate is $0.122170. So, there is still a small savings.
Question....Do the Con-Ed charges appear on the same bill as the CL&P charges? |
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pandora
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|  If Con-Ed is offering $.115 it would be better to call Levco and see if they will match $.1049. The Con-Ed charges appear on my CL&P bill with the CL&P charges.
If Con-Ed were offering only $.1150 then I'd go for another provider. If Levco won't match $.1049, try »www.ppandu.com/esg/ they claim to provide at $.1048. I am less familiar with them, but another poster in this thread seems to report favorably about them (see post by Sky King).
The $.1049 rate has had a significant impact on my electric bill. I don't think $.1150 would make much of a change.
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cowboyro
join:2000-10-11
Shelton, CT | reply to pandora
One thing to note - Public Power & Utility offers a floating rate which can (and almost certainly will) go up based on how much UI/CL&P charge (UI has just increased rates). Levco offers a fixed rate guaranteed for 1 year. |
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Sky King
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| As long as Public Power's rates stay lower then the other suppliers it is still a good deal. They have a historical rates chart at their site. Granted it is for a short period but that is the good thing about not having a contract, a person can change providers. A quote from their website below:
"Price: Customer will receive electricity from Public Power & Utility, Inc at a floating generation rate. PP&U customers agree and understand that any potential savings will fluctuate with month-to-month market conditions. PP&U customers will maintain a not to exceed price of at least 5% below current CL&P or UI standard generation service rates. See home page for current rates."
Seems to me it is like a said above, they will consistently be priced below the other suppliers listed above. Believe me, I do not have a "dog" in this fight, I will always try to go with the cheapest and if that if not Public Power...bye bye. I have no personal experience with the company and I am making my decision strictly on price. Good luck on everyone's energy search. I am trying to save in all areas, not just on energy. Cannot wait to retire and move south. I will save over 4,000 a year on property taxes alone. That is big bucks when living on a fixed income. A person can make it on as little as 2,000 per month in some places I have researched. |
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gregamy
join:2003-05-22
Middletown, CT | reply to pandora
I just noticed on this month's CL&P bill that the "monthly service charge" went up a buck to $16...and that the "off peak" rate is up to 11.32c... |
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pandora
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| If you are paying 11.32c off peak, and I'm paying 10.49c regardless of time, guess who is paying less for the same amount of electricity.
You may wish to see which provider offers the lowest rate. I don't believe any of the alternative electric providers offer peak and off peak rates.
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gregamy
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| said by pandora :If you are paying 11.32c off peak, and I'm paying 10.49c regardless of time, guess who is paying less for the same amount of electricity. Uhhh, hmmm....that's a toughie....
Couple things, though: one, I contracted to retain the multi-rate for at least a year (I have until late Spring); and two, I actually come out ahead since I have a PV array that generates most of its power - at least half of all we use - during the day at the higher rate (14.8c, I think?)
But, absent that, you're absolutely correct that switching to another provider would be much better. - GA |
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Nightwing
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I just received a letter from Levco in the mail. They are offering $.104 per kWh through Dominion versus $.12217 from CL&P. |
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pandora
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| That's a better rate than Con-Ed is offering. My 2nd bill on Con-Ed recently arrived, it is saving me cash each month. Close to 10% vs using CL&P.
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laprjns
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Ellington, CT | reply to pandora
I signed up with Dominion for a fixed rate of $0.104 per KWH through the rest of this year. |
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cowboyro
join:2000-10-11
Shelton, CT | reply to pandora
Levco/Dominion offered me $0.105 so I signed up  |
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ColbyC
join:2009-04-20
Watertown, CT
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I just received my March bill from CL&P with Public Power & Utility as the generation service provider and I was pleasantly surprised to see a real savings in my bill. The rate charged per kilowatt hour went from .122170 for CL&P to .1048 and I saved right around $25. Here's the link to enroll: www.iloweredmyelectricbill.com/ppu
Like my brother who sold me on it said, "It doesn't cost anything so why not switch, it's a no-brainer". |
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ColbyC
join:2009-04-20
Watertown, CT | reply to pandora
I just got my CL&P Bill, and I saved $22 by switching to Public Power & Utility. Just go to www.iloweredmyelectricbill.com/ppu to enroll, it's easy, it's free, and the savings are great. |
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billh491
join:2001-08-09
Pomfret Center, CT | reply to pandora
I just went to the website and the online sign up is not even a secure website! Then at the bottom of the page it says "Not comfortable signing up online? Then give me a call at 888.60LOWER" Call me? Is this a guy in his parents basement? |
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pandora
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1 edit |  said by billh491 :I just went to the website and the online sign up is not even a secure website! Then at the bottom of the page it says "Not comfortable signing up online? Then give me a call at 888.60LOWER" Call me? Is this a guy in his parents basement? Which web page did you go to? The Con-Ed web page is secure, and is run by Consolidated Edison of New York. Which is a large utility.
The Con-Ed page is here - »https://www.conedsolutions.com/CES_Enroll/ note you have to change the state to CT (the default is NY) to get instructions for Connecticut customers.
Others have suggested using »www.ppandu.com/esg/ which doesn't seem secure, and is a service I would not provide any personal information to.
Which site are you complaining about the Con-Ed site? Which I suggested. Or the Public Power and Utility site? Which I have not suggested.
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billh491
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Pomfret Center, CT | I went to www.iloweredmyelectricbill.com/ppu it is the website that looks like it was made in 1994. |
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pandora
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| said by billh491 :I went to www.iloweredmyelectricbill.com/ppu it is the website that looks like it was made in 1994. I've never suggested that website. It isn't secure, and I'm not certain who those people are.
Last year and this year, I have recommended Dominion (formerly Levco) this year I have also recommended Con-Ed.
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