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Rewarded for Energy Conservation
Contender Man
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With me not being able to work and our living more on the "fixed" income I decided to try and winterize the old homstead to save on the utilities, especially the Winter ones.
Well it sure was money well spent, we've had a run of pretty cold weather here and I just got my natural gas bill. I managed to reduce consumption by 3mcf during colder weather, now that's sumpin' right?
My reward for this ...
The bill was $96+ more than last year when I had the higher consumption[:(!]
People here are a little upset w/ our gas company and when asked the gas company replied that this years costs are making up for supply contracts that were not "favorable". Boy, it is great to be a public utility and be basically guaranteed a good rate of return, no matter how stupidly you conduct your business.
Now the elect utility ... you may remember those people that brought romance to a great part of the mid-west and east coast by turning off the lights last year ... yep them people. Now they are pushing our public utilities commission to establish a yearly bidding contest for supplying electricity in the "deregulated" market. Of course if there is only one bid ... from the "Lights Aren't Us" electric company I imagine the cost will zip right up there ...
Any way, run right out and do all you can to conserve, that way supplies will stay plentiful while prices go through the roof.
How's your utility companies?
[V]
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
Well it sure was money well spent, we've had a run of pretty cold weather here and I just got my natural gas bill. I managed to reduce consumption by 3mcf during colder weather, now that's sumpin' right?
My reward for this ...
The bill was $96+ more than last year when I had the higher consumption[:(!]
People here are a little upset w/ our gas company and when asked the gas company replied that this years costs are making up for supply contracts that were not "favorable". Boy, it is great to be a public utility and be basically guaranteed a good rate of return, no matter how stupidly you conduct your business.
Now the elect utility ... you may remember those people that brought romance to a great part of the mid-west and east coast by turning off the lights last year ... yep them people. Now they are pushing our public utilities commission to establish a yearly bidding contest for supplying electricity in the "deregulated" market. Of course if there is only one bid ... from the "Lights Aren't Us" electric company I imagine the cost will zip right up there ...
Any way, run right out and do all you can to conserve, that way supplies will stay plentiful while prices go through the roof.
How's your utility companies?
[V]
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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We have been using a small electric heater and taking it room to room with us, that has helped. I guess our Electric is a bit easier on the pocket book compared to the gas company.
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Yup, 50-70% increase in cost this year, using the same amount. [:(!]
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