Odds and ends number 35
Gee, and I just did one of these last week. But I keep picking up more interesting items, so here we go. On Saturday it’s quite likely your bank started charging you a monthly fee for using a debit...
View ArticleMaking customers pay – twice – for a mandate
According to an AP story which came across the WBOC wires, Delmarva Power is looking to extract $39 million from its Delaware-based customers to cover the cost of installing so-called smart meters...
View ArticleThe offer to grant control
I thought about adding it to an upcoming edition of odds and ends but decided this needed to be promoted to its own column. A few days ago I commented on a story in The Brenner Brief regarding an Ohio...
View ArticleFreezing as its own reward
A number of Delmarva Power customers who enrolled in the Energy Wise Rewards program were rewarded yesterday morning, on the coldest day thus far this winter with wind chill values well below zero,...
View ArticleA long, cold winter
I’ve referred to this writer recently, but energy maven Marita Noon had a piece at NetRightDaily today talking about the difficulties customers in the Northeast may have this winter with electricity....
View ArticleUnder a new name, the same old ruse
Back in 2013 I wrote about a company called Ethical Electric, noting that the electricity supplier was charging a premium to help out progressive causes. Well, the other day I received a solicitation...
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