You Need a New Light Company and You Want to Pay the Same Light Every Month – Avoid Scams
Do you need a new electricity service and don’t know where to start?
Of course, we all want to pay as little as possible for the electricity in our homes. Even so, there are so many electricity companies that who knows which one is good or which one is bad. What’s more, there are some that offer impossible things. What is it like to Pay the Same Electricity Each Month – Avoid Scams.
If we are realistic, we will be able to find the electricity company that best suits us, and we will not waste time, money, and effort.
Is it Possible to Pay the Same Electricity Each Month?
Yes. There are two possibilities to be able to pay the same amount of electricity each month.
Average monthly energy use.
There are very few electricity companies that offer this electricity plan. Here are the details.
In this electricity plan, the electric company will ask the utility for the last 5 years of the residence’s energy consumption. Average monthly usage is calculated, multiplied by an electricity rate, and the customer is given the option to pay a certain amount per month.
However, in some months the energy consumption is very low and in others, the consumption is very high. This is because of the change of season or because you are doing your best to save electricity. So, with this plan, no matter what your energy-saving efforts are, you’ll always pay the same. Whether or not you are at home. Of course, the electricity company is not going to lose a penny, so they are going to do the calculation of where they win.
This plan will not be able to connect electricity to you on the same day. The electricity company must wait for the history of energy consumption of the residence, and it takes around 5 days. Also, they will ask you to have excellent credit.
So, if you have not lived in that residence for more than 5 years, you will be paying the average consumption of those who used to live at your house. They will not be able to connect you on the same day and your credit will be affected.
Solar panels.
When ordering your solar panels, the seller will need to calculate your average energy use, compare it to your current energy rate, and make a financial plan so that your payment for the solar panels is like your average electricity payment. That payment is fixed until you finish paying off the loan on the solar panels.
These are the ONLY two options to be able to Pay the Same Electricity Each Month.
Social media lend themselves to deception and scams in the sale of residential electricity and other services.
I have seen all over social media an electricity plan that says that you can pay the same amount of electricity each month regardless of your electricity consumption. That’s right, $70 for apartments and $110 for houses. Have you seen it?
Let me tell you that this is not possible. Electricity is energy, just like gasoline and natural gas. Most of it comes from non-renewable resources like coal, oil, and natural gas. Those natural resources will soon run out.
Electricity reaches our homes with the help of an immense infrastructure. Really few of us can see the size and effort that is to bring energy to each of our homes. This costs a lot of money and on top of that, we all consume electricity differently.
Is it fair that we all pay the same for electricity?
I do not think so. If I want to help the planet, save on my electricity consumption, and pay less than my neighbor, why not do it… Would it be fair that my neighbor with a family of 8 and 4 dogs pay the same amount of electricity as the neighbor next door who lives alone with his wife? I do not think so.
Electricity and gasoline are similar products.
As I mentioned earlier, electricity and gasoline are energy. How nice it would be to pay the same amount of gasoline per month. Or that we pay $50 a month and we can go get gas as many times as we want. Haven’t you seen how gasoline prices go up and down? We have all seen gas stations being filled by huge gas tankers. Supply and demand are constantly changing, this affects energy prices.
Comparing services that are unlimited (and not 100%)
On the other hand, we have other services that are offered to us such as “unlimited”. The minutes, data, and other services of our cell phones. The cable or internet of our home. Water and sewage for our apartments are already included in our rent and are the same payment each month. But tell me; Have you ever seen a truck transporting minutes or data for cell phones? Or a ship full of TV channels? You will never see this as a completely different infrastructure is used. In these cases, computers, towers, servers, etc. are used.
How is it possible to offer unlimited electricity?
The truth is that I do not know. I thought this wouldn’t last long and I don’t think it will last much longer. Paying the Same Electricity Each Month is simply impossible.
What I can imagine is that they are using energy that does not belong to them. They are using information from people they don’t know are using their information. Someone is being affected by all this.
If you are already with one of these electricity companies where you can Pay the Same Electricity Each Month, I hope you do well. At some point, this is going to go down and I hope you won’t be affected. Let’s not be naive, we know that there is something wrong here. Why does only one company offer this electricity plan?
How to Avoid the Residential Electricity Scams
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Be aware that home electricity cannot be unlimited.
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Electricity is charged depending on consumption.
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See if the power company really exists.
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Ask for their website, all electricity companies have a website.
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Do not make payments in name of a person.
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Don’t make payments through a mobile app like Cash App, Venmo, Zelle, etc.
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Demand that the contract be sent to you in writing or by email.
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Ask for the legal name of the electricity company and its REP number
It’s not that hard to catch these scams. The big problem is that we are naive and we only care about the result without seeing the consequences. Like I said earlier, someone is being tricked. I really hope it’s not you.
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