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Old 02-25-2021, 06:34 PM
 
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will do.
I would like to know how much is my water bill next month?
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Old 02-25-2021, 09:17 PM
 
Location: Houston/Brenham
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Let us know what your next bill is. It will be more. Lots.
Why? If you have a fixed rate contract, like most people, why would it jump?

Am I missing something?
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Old 02-25-2021, 09:36 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Northwest Houston
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Why? If you have a fixed rate contract, like most people, why would it jump?

Am I missing something?
You still used a lot more power. I have a day by day graph on my providers website it showed I used 197 kwh on the coldest day of the storm. The last day it provides info for which if I remember correctly was the 22nd I used about 50 kwh. More kwh even at the same rate means higher bills...
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Old 02-25-2021, 09:37 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Reliant stopped reporting weekly electricity usage/charges last week.
No info this week as well.
Currently they reported zero balance on my account, need to wait till early March.
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Old 02-25-2021, 11:09 PM
 
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Story about a guy who was hit for 16 grand for the past two weeks usage.

What are the consumer protection laws in Texas for this sort of thing to even be an issue?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/u...ric-bills.html
No consumer protections in Texas! Unfortunately, consumer protections are anathema to conservative (right-wing) principles. People who signed up for Griddy should have known (that's the explanation - it's the individual's responsibility to learn about his/her plan). It's also one of the main reasons (the other being taxes) that companies are moving to Texas.

While too much regulation is bad, reasonable regulation is needed to prevent things like these!
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Old 02-26-2021, 07:58 AM
 
Location: Houston/Brenham
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You still used a lot more power. I have a day by day graph on my providers website it showed I used 197 kwh on the coldest day of the storm. The last day it provides info for which if I remember correctly was the 22nd I used about 50 kwh. More kwh even at the same rate means higher bills...
Ah, got it. I'll make a note to check and compare. But I'm probably an outlier. For one, we lost it for 2-3 days, so I "saved" that money (note: sarcasm). Plus I live in a high-rise condo in Houston, with really efficient heat pumps. Having units above, below, and on the side really insulates well. Even when it's in the 40s, we don't need heat. It has to get to mid-30s or lower before we turn the heat on. And even then, it's only one unit, the one that covers the area that has lots of windows. The bedroom units almost never need heat.

But I'm an outlier in this regard.


When we sold our house and moved into a condo in 2018, I had friends who asked why? I told them I was tired of maintaining a house, the constant upkeep of AC & roofs & pools & yards & etc. The worry about floods & hurricanes & freezes (we're gone a lot). And yep, I know at least 3 people that had significant pipe issues, including one family member who had pipes break in her attic, and completely flood her home (she was out of town also).

When you're old and retired and no kids at home, condos look better and better!
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Old 02-26-2021, 04:10 PM
 
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No consumer protections in Texas! Unfortunately, consumer protections are anathema to conservative (right-wing) principles. People who signed up for Griddy should have known (that's the explanation - it's the individual's responsibility to learn about his/her plan). It's also one of the main reasons (the other being taxes) that companies are moving to Texas.

While too much regulation is bad, reasonable regulation is needed to prevent things like these!

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Maybe not for power, but TX has great consumer protection laws. For retail transactions anyway. Triple damages plus legal fees. Signs that say "all sales final" have no legal standing. But you have to go to court to make anything happen for your claim.
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Old 02-27-2021, 07:55 AM
 
Location: Houston/Brenham
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Interesting... ERCOT has revoked Griddy's access to the grid. All Griddy customers being moved to other providers.

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02...tricity-costs/

Texans who receive their electricity from Griddy Energy are being shifted to other providers after the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the power grid for most of Texas, revoked the company’s rights to operate because it missed required payments to ERCOT, according to a market notice.
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