Comments on: Public Utility Commissions (PUCT) Answer On “Is Deregulation Working?” http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/ Providing consumer information about electricity in Texas. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:31:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: john in galveston http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1824 john in galveston Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:32:06 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-1824 My contract with Commerce Energy was comming to an end, I diligently found another company to go with and per my contract, I got it very close the the (1 year) contract end date. Not close enough, apparently 1 year is 12 bills, not 365 days and so I went into 1 month at their variable rate. 27.5 cents per hour!!!! My previous contract with at 14cents and the current variable rate is 16 cents! My bill is over $700! Crooks! I am not in favor of the government fixing my problems but geez someone should look over this! This is highway robbery! If electricity and gas prices are a global economy then why are the rates for electricity in Canada TODAY under 8 cents per hour! Where is our money going! My contract with Commerce Energy was comming to an end, I diligently found another company to go with and per my contract, I got it very close the the (1 year) contract end date. Not close enough, apparently 1 year is 12 bills, not 365 days and so I went into 1 month at their variable rate. 27.5 cents per hour!!!! My previous contract with at 14cents and the current variable rate is 16 cents! My bill is over $700!

Crooks! I am not in favor of the government fixing my problems but geez someone should look over this! This is highway robbery!

If electricity and gas prices are a global economy then why are the rates for electricity in Canada TODAY under 8 cents per hour! Where is our money going!

]]> By: David Bryant http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 David Bryant Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:19:33 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-1791 My 80 year-old Mother had her Power cut off by Center Point Energy yesterday at 11am. Aug 04 just before the storm. Because when she made a power provider switch to Dynowatt. Centerpoint rejected Dynowatt’s order. According to Dynowatt because she already had a provider of TXU. TXU sent out a request to Centerpoint for a finial meter reading to Centerpoint and instead Centerpoint came out and cut off her Power. When the Centerpoint man came out my mother begged and pleaded with the man not to cut off her Power that she had paid her bills and had never had a late bill. The man cut off the anyway. She tried to explain that it could be a provider switch problem and could he please check on the problem first and please turn the power back on. Then the man said if she could give him her driving licenses he could turn the power back on. She complied and he turned the power back on and then went back to his truck, but return and said to mother, he was going to have to cut the power back off, because his supervisor said no turn the power off, so he did. I spent the better part of the day back and forth with the Providers and Centerpoint trying to get thing strait so she could get her power back on, but no one would accept responsibility for that any wrong on there part or that it was all a mistake with the system. Everyone one wanted to push the blame to the other guy and did not care that she was without power. This should not have happened to any elderly or disabled person, but instead my Elderly Mother would be punished for their mistakes, without power, and is now told she will have to sign up again for a Provider and now wait four to five days to have her Power restored and will now have to pay a reconnection fee as well. It is truly a sad Day in this world when the Elderly and Disabled can be abuse in this manner by these Companies with on recourse for those being abused. Watching there TV commercials they would have you to believe that they are the most caring people that wants your business, but in reality they are the most heartless, gutless, and uncaring people that hide behind there mistake and the only thing on there mine is your money at any cost. Their job seems to be to make things as hard as possible for the people they are to serve. My Mother just wanted to get a more affordable power rate but ended up getting more then that. She still does not have power on and now will have to pay a reconnect Fee. It did not matter to these companies that she had a limited income or that she was elderly and was going to loose all of her food for the month in her refrigerator. To them that is someone else’s problem they have no ethical or moral responsibility anyone basic needs. Sorry to say but our Government Leaders and We the people have aloud these companies to become these heartless, gutless, unethical, people with no moral responsibilities. The only thing that matters to them is making money at any cost. The people that are getting hurt by all this is the people that can't afford the most. I tried to get help from the Adult Protective Services for abuse of an Elderly and Disabled Persons and filed a abuse case on Centerpoint Energy for the abuse of an elderly but later I was to learn much to my surprise that the Adult Protective Services cannot do anything to protect the elderly or Disabled from the abuse of a Company. They can only protect the Elderly and Disabled from the abuse of a Family member or help with some basic needs until that person get back on there feet. I have e-mailed our City Leaders but have not heard from them yet but I was hoping that just maybe there is something that they could do at the City level to prevent this sort of thing from happening in at least our City. It would be great if the Leaders of the City would take a stand on this Issue and set the course for other City to follow. I believe in my heart that is a noble thing to do for our elderly and disabled. I was told today by the caseworker for the Adult Protective Services that this was more wide spread than you may think. It is happening here and through out Harris County. Many elderly and disabled and some on life saving machine or being affected by these Company and it would take a few of the elderly or disabled to Died from this type of abuse before something would change. At this point there is very little to be done about it until it brought out in the open and is some sort of action is taken. I think there could be something done at the City or State levels to prevent these Power Companies from turning off the power to an Elderly or Disabled person for any reason are at least have some type of safe guard in the system or a waiting period before the power is cut off. They seem to be doing so without the re guards of there basic needs. There seem to be a number of laws and or rules that will have to take place to change the mine set of these Power Companies or we will have see some of the Elderly and Disabled die from and event caused by these Companies and only then maybe the State Senators or Congress will kick into gear. I feel that Congress and or the State should launch a full investigation on the local Houston Power Providers. It all stink high heaven. It is the responsibility of our Government to fix what they have aloud to take place and it is my feelings that they have a moral responsibility see that these Companies or operating in a moral and ethical matter. This is a very important issue that needs to be resolved with a high priority. Before someone dies from affects caused by these Companies actions. Someone must act quickly before it’s to late. Is Deregulation Working No it has caused more problems than its worth. My 80 year-old Mother had her Power cut off by Center Point Energy yesterday at 11am. Aug 04 just before the storm. Because when she made a power provider switch to Dynowatt. Centerpoint rejected Dynowatt’s order. According to Dynowatt because she already had a provider of TXU.
TXU sent out a request to Centerpoint for a finial meter reading to Centerpoint and instead Centerpoint came out and cut off her Power. When the Centerpoint man came out my mother begged and pleaded with the man not to cut off her Power that she had paid her bills and had never had a late bill. The man cut off the anyway. She tried to explain that it could be a provider switch problem and could he please check on the problem first and please turn the power back on. Then the man said if she could give him her driving licenses he could turn the power back on. She complied and he turned the power back on and then went back to his truck, but return and said to mother, he was going to have to cut the power back off, because his supervisor said no turn the power off, so he did.
I spent the better part of the day back and forth with the Providers and Centerpoint trying to get thing strait so she could get her power back on, but no one would accept responsibility for that any wrong on there part or that it was all a mistake with the system. Everyone one wanted to push the blame to the other guy and did not care that she was without power. This should not have happened to any elderly or disabled person, but instead my Elderly Mother would be punished for their mistakes, without power, and is now told she will have to sign up again for a Provider and now wait four to five days to have her Power restored and will now have to pay a reconnection fee as well.
It is truly a sad Day in this world when the Elderly and Disabled can be abuse in this manner by these Companies with on recourse for those being abused. Watching there TV commercials they would have you to believe that they are the most caring people that wants your business, but in reality they are the most heartless, gutless, and uncaring people that hide behind there mistake and the only thing on there mine is your money at any cost. Their job seems to be to make things as hard as possible for the people they are to serve.
My Mother just wanted to get a more affordable power rate but ended up getting more then that. She still does not have power on and now will have to pay a reconnect Fee. It did not matter to these companies that she had a limited income or that she was elderly and was going to loose all of her food for the month in her refrigerator. To them that is someone else’s problem they have no ethical or moral responsibility anyone basic needs.
Sorry to say but our Government Leaders and We the people have aloud these companies to become these heartless, gutless, unethical, people with no moral responsibilities. The only thing that matters to them is making money at any cost. The people that are getting hurt by all this is the people that can’t afford the most.
I tried to get help from the Adult Protective Services for abuse of an Elderly and Disabled Persons and filed a abuse case on Centerpoint Energy for the abuse of an elderly but later I was to learn much to my surprise that the Adult Protective Services cannot do anything to protect the elderly or Disabled from the abuse of a Company. They can only protect the Elderly and Disabled from the abuse of a Family member or help with some basic needs until that person get back on there feet.
I have e-mailed our City Leaders but have not heard from them yet but I was hoping that just maybe there is something that they could do at the City level to prevent this sort of thing from happening in at least our City. It would be great if the Leaders of the City would take a stand on this Issue and set the course for other City to follow. I believe in my heart that is a noble thing to do for our elderly and disabled.
I was told today by the caseworker for the Adult Protective Services that this was more wide spread than you may think. It is happening here and through out Harris County. Many elderly and disabled and some on life saving machine or being affected by these Company and it would take a few of the elderly or disabled to Died from this type of abuse before something would change. At this point there is very little to be done about it until it brought out in the open and is some sort of action is taken.
I think there could be something done at the City or State levels to prevent these Power Companies from turning off the power to an Elderly or Disabled person for any reason are at least have some type of safe guard in the system or a waiting period before the power is cut off. They seem to be doing so without the re guards of there basic needs.
There seem to be a number of laws and or rules that will have to take place to change the mine set of these Power Companies or we will have see some of the Elderly and Disabled die from and event caused by these Companies and only then maybe the State Senators or Congress will kick into gear. I feel that Congress and or the State should launch a full investigation on the local Houston Power Providers. It all stink high heaven. It is the responsibility of our Government to fix what they have aloud to take place and it is my feelings that they have a moral responsibility see that these Companies or operating in a moral and ethical matter.
This is a very important issue that needs to be resolved with a high priority. Before someone dies from affects caused by these Companies actions. Someone must act quickly before it’s to late.
Is Deregulation Working No it has caused more problems than its worth.

]]> By: David Bryant http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 David Bryant Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:56:59 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-1789 Deregulated... I feel that Congress and or the State should launch a full investigation on the local Houston Power Providers. It all stink high heaven. My 80-Year-Old Mother had her power cut off because of a breakdown in communication in the system not for the lack of payment. They are shutting the power off at will with no exceptions of the Elderly, Disabled, or medical needs of power. Sorry to say but our Government Leaders and We the people have aloud these companies to become these heartless, gutless, unethical, people with no moral responsibilities. The only thing that matters to them is making money at any cost. The rates are unaforable and out of control in Houston the provider seem to be playing games with us with there contracts. The people that are getting hurt by all this is the people that can't afford the most. Again,It all stink high heaven. Deregulated… I feel that Congress and or the State should launch a full investigation on the local Houston Power Providers. It all stink high heaven. My 80-Year-Old Mother had her power cut off because of a breakdown in communication in the system not for the lack of payment. They are shutting the power off at will with no exceptions of the Elderly, Disabled, or medical needs of power. Sorry to say but our Government Leaders and We the people have aloud these companies to become these heartless, gutless, unethical, people with no moral responsibilities. The only thing that matters to them is making money at any cost. The rates are unaforable and out of control in Houston the provider seem to be playing games with us with there contracts. The people that are getting hurt by all this is the people that can’t afford the most.
Again,It all stink high heaven.

]]> By: Lumpy http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 Lumpy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:55:24 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-1720 ..can't write much, just gotta keep trying to pay all my bills including my 24 cent KWh Amigo screwjob $700 oops it takes a month plus to switch provider bill. Gee how stupid am I for living in a deregulated area and forgot that my fixed plan ended (didn't help that Amigo fails to notify either on the monthly bill or via any correspondence).. ..can’t write much, just gotta keep trying to pay all my bills including my 24 cent KWh Amigo screwjob $700 oops it takes a month plus to switch provider bill. Gee how stupid am I for living in a deregulated area and forgot that my fixed plan ended (didn’t help that Amigo fails to notify either on the monthly bill or via any correspondence)..

]]> By: Mary Abbott http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1583 Mary Abbott Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:28:33 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-1583 Deregulation obviously has nothing to do with providing the majority of people with affordable power. How are the more than $200,000,000 given to John Wilder for increasing the stock price of TXU a moral payoff? This pure, corrupt greed on the part of electric providers and anyone in the Texas Legislature or national government should motivate Texans to rid themselves of all vestiges of so-called "compassionate conservatism". Regulate, REGULATE! My electric bill has more than doubled over 2002. Deregulation obviously has nothing to do with providing the majority of people with affordable power. How are the more than $200,000,000 given to John Wilder for increasing the stock price of TXU a moral payoff? This pure, corrupt greed on the part of electric providers and anyone in the Texas Legislature or national government should motivate Texans to rid themselves of all vestiges of so-called “compassionate conservatism”. Regulate, REGULATE! My electric bill has more than doubled over 2002.

]]> By: easyridertx http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 easyridertx Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:20:29 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-1094 Texas deregulation is a complete TOTAL failure. I recently entered a random address in Austin and was SHOCKED the regulated rate Austin gets was .0072 much less than I could get on power to choose dot org. Pretty nice break for the politicians and staffs don't you think while the rest of are drowning Texas deregulation is a complete TOTAL failure. I recently entered a random address in Austin and was SHOCKED the regulated rate Austin gets was .0072 much less than I could get on power to choose dot org. Pretty nice break for the politicians and staffs don’t you think while the rest of are drowning

]]> By: Plano Texas Electricity | Texas Electricity http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Plano Texas Electricity | Texas Electricity Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:21:07 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-1057 [...] becoming increasingly heated because of unaffordable energy costs and many want to know what the Public Utility Commission of Texas is going to do about [...] [...] becoming increasingly heated because of unaffordable energy costs and many want to know what the Public Utility Commission of Texas is going to do about [...]

]]> By: Reliant Energy | Texas Electricity http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Reliant Energy | Texas Electricity Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:57:25 +0000 http://www.electricitybid.com/electricity/index.php/2008/02/06/is-texas-deregulation-working/#comment-518 [...] 2002 the state of Texas through the facilitating agency set up to regulate utilities in Texas (The PUCT) broke up Reliant Energy (Retail sales company)Â off of Centerpoint Energy (The pole company). [...] [...] 2002 the state of Texas through the facilitating agency set up to regulate utilities in Texas (The PUCT) broke up Reliant Energy (Retail sales company)Â off of Centerpoint Energy (The pole company). [...]

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