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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.
Posted: 02/04/2025 at 08:29 PM ET
(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

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The natural gas and electric bills arrived today.
EDGEMAN 02/04/25 03:25 PM ET
Wonder how many don't/can't pay and get their power disconnected?
RUHokie 02/04/25 08:29 PM ET
Wifey pays electric. Don’t want to know how
Spudnut 02/04/25 06:32 PM ET
Y, extreme cold hard on HP's, tree fitty here here ~dbl usual, ouch**
astrohokie 02/04/25 05:05 PM ET
Still getting paper billing? That’s quite archaic. Odd, even, no?🧐**
PhotoHokieNC 02/04/25 03:39 PM ET
Yes. And I write checks too! Get off my lawn**
ColoVT82 02/04/25 04:53 PM ET
I have automatic payment for all but city utilities. Paper billing.
TomTurkey 02/04/25 04:43 PM ET
I prefer it. Unfortunately there are a few that automatically switched...
EDGEMAN 02/04/25 03:41 PM ET
Computers allow me to do in half the time what I never had to do before....**
RTFC 02/04/25 10:37 PM ET
I agree..when it comes with 20 other emails or 50 other texts every day->
HOKIERIT 02/04/25 07:51 PM ET
I receive over 100 emails every day.
EDGEMAN 02/05/25 07:27 AM ET
We've had averaged billing for years; never any surprises. You'd be
PhotoHokieNC 02/04/25 05:17 PM ET
You da man! Set all my business finance up years ago with Quicken and home
DonHo-kieHi 02/04/25 04:08 PM ET
THIS is what I don't like about electronic billing.**
HOKIERIT 02/04/25 07:52 PM ET
Did we just learn how you made time for your world cruises?
PhotoHokieNC 02/04/25 04:49 PM ET
Uh, made time to work a few extra hours each week, took that extra money
DonHo-kieHi 02/04/25 09:36 PM ET
Where are you now (on the cruise, I mean, not like on the toilet)?**
PhotoHokieNC 02/05/25 12:26 AM ET
Cruising the Southern Ocean off coast of Antarctica. Will head through the
DonHo-kieHi 02/05/25 05:24 AM ET
Yikes!**
PhotoHokieNC 02/05/25 05:50 AM ET