Duke Energy to it's customers. "Bend over suckas!"

[charlotte49er]

Duke Energy's propsed rate hike will add and extra $20 a month to your power bill!

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/12/2684474/crowd-jams-hearing-on-duke-rate.html

Both Duke and Progress are expected to ask for rate hikes again next year.

After all Duke Energy's CEO ONLY made 6.9 million last year! He needs a raise! Figuring 15%, that's 1.03 million dollars! (15% is low for a CEO!) And who is going to fund Duke Energy purchase of Progress Energy? Certainly NOT the share holders!

[4Corners]

how is this not a monopoly

[Carolina Husker]

It's a utility. But 11.5% ROI is pretty arrogant, especially when my power goes out for at least an entire day once a quarter.

[boo7382]

good thing I won't be using those bitches anymore after this weekend.

they tried to tell me my meter was "running slowly for a whole year and they didn't notice until the time had passed", so they were going to estimate the amount of power I would have used over the year. This was after I received a bill for $500 with no notice whatsoever and had to call them to ask what it was about.

when I asked for an explanation or why I wasn't notified by letter/phone call before I received a $500 bill, the girl said "these things just happen sometimes" and then proceeded to tell ME, the customer, that it was my fault I didn't realize I wasn't paying them enough $$ every month.

fugin kidding me? that's what you tell your customers? go fug yourself.

[necroplasm]

It's a utility. But 11.5% ROI is pretty arrogant, especially when my power goes out for at least an entire day once a quarter.

bad breakers perhaps..

[Panthro]

good thing I won't be using those bitches anymore after this weekend..

you installing windmills?

[Mrs Pantherfan]

good thing I won't be using those bitches anymore after this weekend.

they tried to tell me my meter was "running slowly for a whole year and they didn't notice until the time had passed", so they were going to estimate the amount of power I would have used over the year. This was after I received a bill for $500 with no notice whatsoever and had to call them to ask what it was about.

when I asked for an explanation or why I wasn't notified by letter/phone call before I received a $500 bill, the girl said "these things just happen sometimes" and then proceeded to tell ME, the customer, that it was my fault I didn't realize I wasn't paying them enough $$ every month.

f*ckin kidding me? that's what you tell your customers? go f*ck yourself.

wow..I would kill someone

how are you getting out from under them? moving?

[Zcustom]

meh $20 isn't that much

stop being poor

[necroplasm]

We're with Progress. but Duke took care of that. So sick of being nickle and dimed. The human race will probably end up like the race in Avatar many ages from now..lol

[boo7382]

you installing windmills?

wow..I would kill someone

how are you getting out from under them? moving?

Yeah, I had to take it to the Utilities Commission and argue with them and all because I live in an apartment which I rent and who the hell is out there checking their meter making sure its working right.....that's Duke Energy's job.

Anyways, I will be house sitting for about 6 months so I'm sure they use DE, I just don't have to be a customer for a while.

[necroplasm]

meh $20 isn't that much

stop being poor

:lol: yea, guess its different when the shoe is on the other foot

[Darth Biscuit]

you installing windmills?

We have a hamster farm.

[thefuzz]

Everybody remember....10% of your bill is going directly to "green energy" research!

Whooo Hooo.

[Kettle]

I'm trying to get a job with them. Then it won't hurt so bad.