pandora
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|  [House&Home] Electric bill arrived and it looks great!
Our electric bill just arrived, we are on Con-Ed now, and the bill is reduced by the lower generation rate!
Hope you all enrolled and can enjoy it too!
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MrFixitSC
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Moncks Corner, SC | significant reduction? |
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pandora
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1 edit |  About 90% of the bill if I were using CL&P as my provider.
Edit: Converted the savings into a percentage to make it easier for anyone to estimate the savings of using Con-Ed as a provider. |
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billh491
join:2001-08-09
Pomfret Center, CT | reply to pandora
Forgive me if I missed something in the past threads but is it 10% off the generation or 10% off your whole bill. |
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pandora
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1 edit | said by billh491  :Forgive me if I missed something in the past threads but is it 10% off the generation or 10% off your whole bill. The generation rate difference is more than 10%. Explanation below:
The CL&P generation rate is $0.12217 per KWH.
The Con-Ed generation rate is $0.1049 per KWH.
Unless my math / calculator are wrong, the Con-Ed generation rate is about 85% of the CL&P rate (.1049/.12217 ~ .85).
The CL&P generation charge seems to represent about 2/3 of a CL&P electric bill.
2/3 of a 15% savings should be around 10% (in rough numbers). My savings off the entire CL&P electric bill is about 10% compared the same bill when computed using the CL&P generation rate.
Anyone who uses CL&P (UI may be a different story, my experience is with CL&P) can get about a 10% savings off the entire bill by filling in an online Consolidated Edison form.
No social, or birth information had to be given. Con-Ed just wanted CL&P account info. My account was moved to Con-Ed a few weeks later.
My first discount for the early January effort just arrived in my CL&P bill. The result is a savings for me.
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sirchief
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Cromwell, CT | Would you happen to have a link to the on-line form?
Thanks |
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pandora
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| You have to select state CT before the form works correctly, the default is NY.
»https://www.conedsolutions.com/CES_Enroll/
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cowboyro
join:2000-10-11
Shelton, CT | reply to pandora
Do they force you to go with a standard rate or can you use a rate-time plan? I did the math for switching from UI to any other provider some 1 year ago and it was always more than the "net" I'm paying (I use most energy off-peak). |
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pandora
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| The Con-Ed rate is a flat $0.1049 per KWH. If your off peak rate is less, and you use most of your energy off peak, it won't work for you.
What is the on and off peak rate for UI?
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cowboyro
join:2000-10-11
Shelton, CT | reply to pandora
My rate is 11.45/14.96 cents/kWh for generation. Coned offered 11.5 flat so it's tempting... will also look into alternate providers... |
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cowboyro
join:2000-10-11
Shelton, CT | reply to cowboyro
Called Levco and they offer 10.8... even better. Bye-Bye UI |
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pandora
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| reply to cowboyro
You'll save money with the $0.1049 Con-Ed rate over your current plan. $0.1145 is almost 10% more than the Con-Ed rate. The reduction in you bill may be less than for others, but it will still be a reduction. All that is needed is to fill out an online form. The $0.1049 rate is guaranteed through the end of 2009, and you can cancel or move to another provider at any time. There is no contract, no lock-in.
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pandora
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| reply to cowboyro
said by cowboyro :Called Levco and they offer 10.8... even better. Bye-Bye UI 10.8 is not better than the 10.49 Con-Ed rate.
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cowboyro
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| said by pandora :said by cowboyro :Called Levco and they offer 10.8... even better. Bye-Bye UI 10.8 is not better than the 10.49 Con-Ed rate. Con-ed offers 11.5 in my area, not 10.49 |
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pandora
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| said by cowboyro :Con-ed offers 11.5 in my area, not 10.49 Wow, I called to double check, you are correct.
Con-Ed only makes sense for CL&P customers, for UI it looks like Levco (which I think is now Dominion) makes the most sense.
Thanks for the information!
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Sky King
join:2001-07-02
Naugatuck, CT | reply to pandora
I went to the site but the drop down menu on the left for picking my utility gives me no option. I made sure all other fields are filled out...including the state. Wonder what gives? |
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Sky King
join:2001-07-02
Naugatuck, CT
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This is the message I get. I do not see any place to put this info. Help!
Your Key Code is a required field. It must be 4 characters in length.
Please validate your input.
Your Rate Code is a required field.
Please validate your input.
BA is a required field.
Please validate your input.
I am currently with Direct Energy if that makes a difference. |
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pandora
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Outland | reply to Sky King
You have to select CT from the state drop down menu first to get the Connecticut utilities. |
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pandora
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| reply to Sky King
If the online form doesn't work for you, the 800 number can be used to subscribe. I have a friend who preferred to call than enroll online.
I was using Levco / Dominion when enrolling with Con-Ed, initially the form seemed off, once I selected state "CT" from the drop down menu, a CL&P option appeared. At that point everything worked fine. The online help shows you where on your bill each piece of information is.
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cowboyro
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| reply to Sky King
said by Sky King :Your Key Code is a required field. It must be 4 characters in length. Please validate your input. Your Rate Code is a required field. Please validate your input. BA is a required field. Please validate your input. I am currently with Direct Energy if that makes a difference. No, but it makes a difference that you weren't using Internet Explorer or had some scripting disabled. |
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