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re: Couple shuts off electricity, uses 0 Kw...gets $115 bill from Entergy
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:21 am to Oilfieldbiology
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:21 am to Oilfieldbiology
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So you’re telling me it costs $115 per month to maintain electricity to a building?
All this shite is regulated. All of those fees are either break even or have a pre calculated rate of return.
It's expensive and it sucks, but people want to power their gaming PC, 9 tvs, washer, dryer, and keep their air on 67 all the time. That takes infrastructure.
That's not to say there isn't waste, because there absolutely is, but it's not like they're just adding fees that go straight to the bottom line
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:23 am
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Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:23 am to Cosmo
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Entergy still has to pay for upkeep of the infrastructure that provides them that power
Or pass that expense to the consumer like they're doing now.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:24 am to dewster
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For the most part, Entergy has solid rank and file employees.
Correct.
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But their corporate leaders and the company as a whole may as well be Comcast. Everyone hates them.
As they should. Entergy absolutely sucks as an organization.
They charge outrageous fees and never seem to upgrade and invest in their own infrastructure, which ends up breaking down every time there's even a minor storm or incident.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:25 am to Cosmo
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$115 is excessive but it shouldnt be $0 either
They aren't using electricity.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:25 am to dewster
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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.
I'll give you one guess as to why they have shite the bed in senior executive management the last 15-20 years
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 9:25 am to upgrayedd
quote:no, they still have a utility meter on the their house still providing service to the home
Isn't that what they pretty much did?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:26 am to goofball
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They aren't using electricity.
IF only the actual electricity used was the only cost in generating electricity and getting it to you.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:26 am to Oilfieldbiology
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So you’re telling me it costs $115 per month to maintain electricity to a building?
They ran the wires and the poles. You, or whoever lives there after you, will pay for that for the rest of your lives.
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 9:28 am to Oilfieldbiology
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So you’re telling me it costs $115 per month to maintain electricity to a building?
I would even argue higher as an avg considering Ida. Weren’t the power infrastructure damages worse than the last 4 major storms combined? If the customer doesn’t ultimately pay for the costs associated with maintaining a service, who should?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:28 am to DontThreadOnMe
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They ran the wires and the poles. You, or whoever lives there after you, will pay for that for the rest of your lives.
$115 a month forever?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:29 am to LSUBoo
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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.
If your location is correct, KUB definitely has some of these "membership" fees.
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 9:32 am to goofball
quote:they signed up to receive a service that will maintain, meter, and deliver them a flow of electrical charge to their home. Them not buying any watts along with the service they signed up to purchase is their prerogative
They aren't using electricity.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:33 am to MoarKilometers
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If your location is correct, KUB definitely has some of these "membership" fees.
It is correct, but I am on the Lenoir City Utility Board power grid.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:34 am to Dicky
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Next they should try not watching Netflix for a month and see how that bill comes back.
This is stupid, Netflix isn’t unit priced.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:35 am to Cosmo
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$115 is excessive but it shouldnt be $0 either
What do you think is a fair price for infrastructure for one house in a subdivision? That is $1380/year infrastructure per house for the life of the neighborhood provided the infrastructure prices don't go up.
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