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re: Couple shuts off electricity, uses 0 Kw...gets $115 bill from Entergy
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:35 am to SuperSaint
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:35 am to SuperSaint
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they signed up to receive a service that will maintain, meter, and deliver them a flow of electrical charge to their home.
Did they sign up for a $115 min fee using no power?
They signed up to purchase power.
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:36 am
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Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:35 am to MoarKilometers
I feel sorry for their ops team. Most of them are good people, and I know they probably roll their eyes at their own company's leadership on the reg.
Entergy almost feels like a Louisiana state government entity at times.
Entergy almost feels like a Louisiana state government entity at times.
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 9:36 am to NPComb
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What do you think is a fair price for infrastructure for one house in a subdivision?
Obligatory $350, sorry had to do it.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:38 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Did they sign up for a $115 min fee using no power?
They signed up to purchase power.
And purchasing the power has costs associated with it
This isn't some groundbreaking revelation. Entergy's costs have gone up, so their fees have gone up. Just about every business on the planet operates that way. 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 9:40 am to LNCHBOX
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And purchasing the power has costs associated with it This isn't some groundbreaking revelation.
How much did they purchase with 0 kWh?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:41 am to LNCHBOX
Sometimes I think they'd be better off just pricing those fees and fuel adjustment charges into the KW price.. People are dumb.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:41 am to NPComb
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What do you think is a fair price for infrastructure for one house in a subdivision?
Depends on what the energy company is spending to deliver you power, that's why the fees change.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:42 am to DontThreadOnMe
Entergy very quietly announced it's adding a new fee, a substantial penalty for failing to consume any power over the course a billing cycle, all customers will be billed a $25/month fee for administrative costs to oversee the new program.
Coming soon to a bill near you.
(today it's sarcasm............next month....????)
Coming soon to a bill near you.
(today it's sarcasm............next month....????)
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:42 am to Cosmo
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They are free to cancel their service if they dont want power
Sure...but the lack of options in Louisiana sucks
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:43 am to RogerTheShrubber
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How much did they purchase with 0 kWh?
Irrelevant question is irrelevant. If you have a pay by the gig data plan for your phone, you are going to get a minimum bill even if you use no data.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:43 am to RogerTheShrubber
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How much did they purchase with 0 kWh?
They purchased the option to use power. The power was still delivered to the point where they turned the main breaker off. Still generated, still sent to the station and substation, still moved down lines to their main breaker.
Are you under the impression that is all free? Or they could bake it into their usage fees instead of a fixed fee that goes away at some point in time.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:44 am to dakarx
I could understand a small admin fee of $25 or something. Not $115. With two places right now, my power bill is less than $100 total.
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 9:45 am to member12
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$115 a month forever?
They have their snout AND all four hooves in the trough apparently.
When you build a house, you pay for the lines from the street to tap into water, sewer, and electricity. You pay a one time a fee to buy garbage and recycling bins in some areas. But only Entergy charges you fees in perpetuity even if you don't use any services.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:45 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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The power was still delivered to the point where they turned the main breaker off
Would it have made a difference if they had the meter removed?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:45 am to dakarx
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Entergy very quietly announced it's adding a new fee, a substantial penalty for failing to consume any power over the course a billing cycle, all customers will be billed a $25/month fee for administrative costs to oversee the new program.
Coming soon to a bill near you.
(today it's sarcasm............next month....????)
DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:46 am to RogerTheShrubber
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I could understand a small admin fee of $25 or something. Not $115. With two places right now, my power bill is less than $100 total.
Well when your area gets hit with a major natural disaster and a lot of your provider's infrastructure needs to be rebuilt ASAP, perhaps you will understand.
It's not a perfect system, but do you really expect any company to just eat all of those costs?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:47 am to dewster
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You pay a one time a fee to buy garbage and recycling bins in some areas. But only Entergy charges you fees in perpetuity even if you don't use any services.
You pay when your garbage and recycling cans are damaged and you need new ones though
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