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Couple shuts off electricity, uses 0 Kw...gets $115 bill from Entergy
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:12 am
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:12 am
Tell me how Entergy isn't a fraudulent monopolistic entity protected by the government.
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They shut off the power and used 0 kilowatts of electricity. The Entergy bill? $115.53.
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After months of frustration over expensive power bills, Michael and Sarah Trahan decided to conduct an experiment.
They shut off the main breaker to a building on their property. The bill for that meter came in last week — they'd used precisely 0 kilowatts of energy for the month of June. Their bill? $115.53.
"We're getting all these fees — a service charge, a fee charge, a this fee, a that fee, a fee-fi-fo-fum fee," said Michael Trahan.
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There's the $37 customer charge, the $20 demand charge and the $3 Entergy charge. Then there's a $38 formula rate plan, a $3 municipal franchise fee, a $15 storm restoration charge and the state sales tax of about $2.
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:13 am
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Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:14 am to goofball
They are free to cancel their service if they dont want power
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:14 am to goofball
Next they should try not watching Netflix for a month and see how that bill comes back.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:14 am to goofball
you can't tax nothing!
oh why yes you can.
oh why yes you can.
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:15 am
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:14 am to goofball
Electric bill smoothing.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:15 am to goofball
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monopolistic entity protected by the government.
Thats how utilities work, unfortunately. People need to pay attention to the PUC and put their nuts in the vice.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:17 am to goofball
For the most part, Entergy has solid rank and file employees. Their operations team is decent. But their corporate leaders and the company as a whole may as well be Comcast. Everyone hates them.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:17 am to goofball
That's a shame. When I was in college during 2010-2013, we wouldn't be at the apartment for the summer and the minimum bill was only like $50 haha.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:18 am to goofball
Utility companies with their greedy *checks notes* 7% margins
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:21 am to goofball
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"We're getting all these fees — a service charge, a fee charge, a this fee, a that fee, a fee-fi-fo-fum fee," said Michael Trahan.
Oh he's doing a bit.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:21 am to goofball
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fraudulent monopolistic entity
Most utilities.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:25 am to goofball
My electric bill (not Entergy) shows zero fees or extra charges, just electric (kwh) based on usage.
I would try this and see what happens, but frick living in the summer without power. I wouldn't do it any other time of year either.
I would try this and see what happens, but frick living in the summer without power.
I wouldn't do it any other time of year either. 
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:27 am to goofball
Entergy makes an excellent case for installing solar panels.
frick dealing with Entergy if you don't have to.
frick dealing with Entergy if you don't have to.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:27 am to goofball
Similar thing happened with me and Atmos. After a month in which the house was mostly empty bc we were traveling, our gas bill skyrocketed. Made no sense.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:30 am to goofball
I ain’t payin no fee-fi-fo-fum fees. Last I heard this is still America and Entergy can suck my dick
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:32 am to goofball
Entergy is a scam and can suck a wet fart out of my arse. They are a private company. The government then tells them its okay to pass on all of their infrastructure costs onto the consumer along with service costs.
Remember updating the meters? It didn't help save any money than the old meter. It also was either pay a fee to get the new meter or pay a fee to not get the new meter. frick them.
Remember updating the meters? It didn't help save any money than the old meter. It also was either pay a fee to get the new meter or pay a fee to not get the new meter. frick them.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:35 am to goofball
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a fee-fi-fo-fum fee
Those are always the worst
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:39 am to goofball
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used 0 kilowatts
Ugh.
It's kilowatt-hour, not kilowatt.
A watt is a measure of power. Energy over time. Not a measure of consumption.
Nerd out.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:45 am to goofball
Power companies should not have monopolies over certain areas. If people had a choice between multiple companies there is no way prices would be so high.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:52 am to goofball
You can thank the City of New Orleans for most of those fees.
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