TX elec rates

Have y'all tried to renew Elec contract rates?

your elec bill will double....at a minimum.

this nation better hunker down.


I'm at $.11 till 7/23

a new 12 month contract is ~$.22

 

I have not. Might have to look into that

 

The actual cost of living has doubled over the last year. 81 million people voted for it knowing exactly what would happen. Add to that the cost of automobiles, homes and 401k losses, it's been a really bad year.

 

I wonder why news is not covering the Elec rate increase?

ponderous.

 

We have a lot of folks in our neighborhood living paycheck to paycheck.

think about the collateral affects of having to fork out another $250 cash to keep the lights on.

on top of what @ShreveportTSS said.

it's gonna be a shit storm.

 

Elections have consequences. Planning a trip to see my sons, $400 for hotel, $600 in fuel probably. Two years ago would have been less than $300 for gas. Fact

 

Fortunately I travel for a living and have a shitton of hotel points and haven't had to pay for a hotel room out of pocket in 25 years but the fuel to travel from NW Louisiana to SW Colorado is going to hit hard especially with the GX loaded down and a rooftop tent. Going to be ~$600 in fuel each way. Could fly, get a rental car, and hotel all on points only paying taxes, food and fuel but wouldn't have my toys.

 

Don't know if you have Entergy or not but they slapped us with a $500 bill towards the end of winter. We called and said they'll investigate. The guy said they were getting calls all day about the same thing and a re-read of the meter would straighten it out. Yeah, no our meter is a "smart" one so a month later we got a letter stating it was correct. I ran into others claiming they also got high bills, some in the $700 range.

Unfortunately we live where there isn't another provider to try out. Typical rural drawback. Our IP was the only one for years until a fiber company got 200 of us to sign on and they came in so that problem is solved. Now just need some electrical provider competition....

We also had that winter storm and it is my suspicion that electric companies are trying to recoup expenses from that.

 

Just wait until more of these EV's hit the road and they decide they need to tax electricity more because they are not getting enough gasoline tax coming in. California style rolling blackouts are already being planned. Elections do have consequences.

 

This thread only goes one way…

 

Just stating facts.

 

powertochoose.org is what I'm using to compare.

it's terrible out there.

looks to be all Natural gas based

 

Never said I disagreed

 

I went to the site when we got our bill. Apparently where I live there is no power to choose

 

I went to https://www.powertochoose.com/ to search for plans. I found a plan with Shell Energy and got locked in at $0.07 for 5 years. With the ercot delivery fees, it is $0.1089 per kWh.

 

Unfortunately, the truth isn't debatable nor is it pleasant sometimes, but yeah, you're right.

 

Damn, 5 year contract? When I brought my house at the beginning of the pandemic, I locked in $.09 for 3 years, set to expire 04/23....

 

For reference over here just across the boarder in Louisiana, we are paying $0.135 per KWH after taxes and all with AEP Swepco and no other choice.
Last bill was $210.33 for 1559kwh.

 

Our average electric bill is ~$300

 

If you don't mind me asking, usage?

 

I was the same. ~$300

now, with the EV - we pay ~$400

 

One of my companies created the systems that handle electric billing for parts of the recreational industry. Per management demands, we have had to enhance the billing processes to provide:

• Minimum billing amounts
• Tiered billing amounts, Example: use less than 100kw billed at ,22, 100 to 150 bill at ,24 and so on.
• High usage penalty fees
• Reading fees

Big changes are on their way.

 

4086 kwh was the stated usage on our $500 bill.

 

For reference, last year was $0.12 so not a huge change yet, but I'm sure it's coming.

 

What do you mean, were building back better........

 

today's contacts 12-24 months

south Houston

damn.

 

Damn..... 3 ACs? I have 1 AC and right now I avg 1700s to low 1900s per month on usages.

 

Luckily I only need a 1/2 mile of extension cord.

 

That's right at the $0.12kwh after taxes we were paying last year.

 

NOPE. NOPE.NOPE. I can wait until come March when rates are hopefully lower due to winter months.