Wonder how many don't/can't pay and get their power disconnected?
Given the record cold, I imagine there's going to be quite a few folks who can't afford in what some cases is in extra house/rental payment this month. Wonder how many get disconnected and if there are any plans in place either from the electric company and or local governments to help what I imagine will be a record number of individuals? I know there are some assistance programs, but I think they'll be put to the test.
I keep seeing so many on Facebook community groups who are pissed off at the electric company for raising their rates without realizing no rates were increased, it was just dang cold and heating in that weather especially with a heat pump is very expensive.
Thread Replies (18)
The natural gas and electric bills arrived today.
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 04, 2025 at 03:25 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/04/25 03:25 PM ET
Wonder how many don't/can't pay and get their power disconnected?
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-- RUHokie
Feb 04, 2025 at 08:29 PM ET
RUHokie
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02/04/25 08:29 PM ET
Wifey pays electric. Don’t want to know how
-- Spudnut
Feb 04, 2025 at 06:32 PM ET
Spudnut
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02/04/25 06:32 PM ET
Y, extreme cold hard on HP's, tree fitty here here ~dbl usual, ouch**
-- astrohokie
Feb 04, 2025 at 05:05 PM ET
astrohokie
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02/04/25 05:05 PM ET
Still getting paper billing? That’s quite archaic. Odd, even, no?🧐**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Feb 04, 2025 at 03:39 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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02/04/25 03:39 PM ET
Yes. And I write checks too! Get off my lawn**
-- ColoVT82
Feb 04, 2025 at 04:53 PM ET
ColoVT82
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02/04/25 04:53 PM ET
I have automatic payment for all but city utilities. Paper billing.
-- TomTurkey
Feb 04, 2025 at 04:43 PM ET
TomTurkey
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02/04/25 04:43 PM ET
I prefer it. Unfortunately there are a few that automatically switched...
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 04, 2025 at 03:41 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/04/25 03:41 PM ET
Computers allow me to do in half the time what I never had to do before....**
-- RTFC
Feb 04, 2025 at 10:37 PM ET
RTFC
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02/04/25 10:37 PM ET
I agree..when it comes with 20 other emails or 50 other texts every day->
-- HOKIERIT
Feb 04, 2025 at 07:51 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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02/04/25 07:51 PM ET
I receive over 100 emails every day.
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 05, 2025 at 07:27 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/05/25 07:27 AM ET
We've had averaged billing for years; never any surprises. You'd be
-- PhotoHokieNC
Feb 04, 2025 at 05:17 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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02/04/25 05:17 PM ET
You da man! Set all my business finance up years ago with Quicken and home
-- DonHo-kieHi
Feb 04, 2025 at 04:08 PM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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02/04/25 04:08 PM ET
THIS is what I don't like about electronic billing.**
-- HOKIERIT
Feb 04, 2025 at 07:52 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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02/04/25 07:52 PM ET
Did we just learn how you made time for your world cruises?
-- PhotoHokieNC
Feb 04, 2025 at 04:49 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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02/04/25 04:49 PM ET
Uh, made time to work a few extra hours each week, took that extra money
-- DonHo-kieHi
Feb 04, 2025 at 09:36 PM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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02/04/25 09:36 PM ET
Where are you now (on the cruise, I mean, not like on the toilet)?**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Feb 05, 2025 at 12:26 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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02/05/25 12:26 AM ET
Cruising the Southern Ocean off coast of Antarctica. Will head through the
-- DonHo-kieHi
Feb 05, 2025 at 05:24 AM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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02/05/25 05:24 AM ET