Lance 228 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Have not seen any posts on this...but AEP recently hike the rates up somewhere near the moon...my bill is about twice what it was before...i'm paying about $200 a month now at my apartment? go figure... anyway...here is a website you can go and complain...it's legit. http://www.aepaction.org Now, Go have fun and be sure to tell all your friends about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 These companies that just increase rates for nothing but their gain without any restraint or responsibility should be boycotted as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 http://www.aep.com/contact/default.asp simple form to their corporate hq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU 10 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 "just increase rates for nothing" Do you know the price of coal right now?? I dont agree either, but there is a reason. WV got the same increase just not all at once like VA. we are getting a 8% for 3 years.. it sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Don't bother contacting AEP with your complaints. Final approval of the rate increase will be by the State Corporation Commission (SCC) in Richmond. AEP has the authority to put the rate increase in place while the SCC is considering the request. The SCC may approve all or part of the increase requested. If they approve a lower increase than what AEP asked for, AEP will hve to refund the difference to its customers. This is usually what happens in VA. From AEP's perspective, it is a no lose deal. They get to use our money and draw interest on it for a period of time, and then give us it back in credits on our accounts. Oh, and they keep the interest they earned on our money. ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 it is for something, their saleries. These companies raise costs as much as possible, and more than that in these regions, most people were against that powerline, it doesn't even benefit this region, but they were going to build it regardless and they saw to it, despite the public opinion, and now they expect us to pay for it and for them to clean up their environmental problems, ect.. This is greed and nothing but greed, and the power of the big shots over the people, nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 But I prefer to contact them anyhow just to tell them what a disgrace they are. But they likely already know that but don't care. People are either decent human beings or they're not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 You got the right idea. The suits are only interested in keep the price per share high for the stockholders. This leads to dividends for the shareholders, and bonuses for the suits. AEP is run by lawyers now, like a lot of corporations. They do not know about their core business, and are some of the most arrogant folks I have ever dealt with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 [ QUOTE ] These companies that just increase rates for nothing but their gain without any restraint or responsibility should be boycotted as much as possible. [/ QUOTE ] That's a fantastic idea. Just stop using electricity and you will be able to bring companies like AEP to their knees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 actually...have you guys seen the new light bulbs...they are selling them at wal mart now and wally world is actually supposed to be having a big push towards these over the next year or so...they are flourescent squiggley type bulbs? they last for years and actually pay for themselves over time...you can get a 4 pack for like $8 now or something...i've switched over to them and they do make a difference...I like not having to replace the friggin bulbs all of the time...you guys should check them out if you haven't already...easy way to lower your new high ass power bill $10 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] These companies that just increase rates for nothing but their gain without any restraint or responsibility should be boycotted as much as possible. [/ QUOTE ] That's a fantastic idea. Just stop using electricity and you will be able to bring companies like AEP to their knees. [/ QUOTE ]\ if you are building a new house, there are alternatives to making your house as electricity free as possible, solar or wind or water, there are natural sources of power, granted you might be living more like a survivalist but the technology is getting far out there. Other ways are using a lot less, people use carelessly. Christmas decorations skyrocket the useage, ect., there are ways. What would you tell these people, you can't make it without them, you're dependant on them? Of course they'll raise costs at any rate with that attitude, and people conceed that to these big companies all the time. It's not any different than oil, there are different vehicles to use that would reduce dependancy on oil in a big way if you really preferred to, they are rare % wise but they are more and more readily available and being produced. Perhpas boycotted isn't the best word for these actions, but then also if the public forces a major complaint against these companies, most people, not a few, that is a form of a boycott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Is the light from them any different lance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] These companies that just increase rates for nothing but their gain without any restraint or responsibility should be boycotted as much as possible. [/ QUOTE ] That's a fantastic idea. Just stop using electricity and you will be able to bring companies like AEP to their knees. [/ QUOTE ] 1 more thought, aep is a supply and demand company, not a company with a product people must patronize by law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 no there is no light difference if you use the same wattage...it tells you on the package that it's like a 60 or 100 watt bulb or whatever... as for AEP, there is no other choice around here or i'd pay more to have it...i hate them and verizon with a passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcecilgolf 11 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 There is absolutely no competition in the area, that is the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_fan 94 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 A few months ago, Lowes was offering this type lightbulbs free with rebate, two 4-pack limit. Rebate form printed at checkout, easy, only cost a stamp and got rebate a couple weeks later. In some other areas, where power demand is often stretched, the power companies were giving these bulbs to customers free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 yeah...i'll never buy another type of bulb...once you use them you are sold on them...i use them on the outside lights as well as all the inside lights now...have not had to change out the first one in over 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghs84 10 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 we would be better off to go live in russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 not so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcecilgolf 11 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 [ QUOTE ] we would be better off to go live in russia. [/ QUOTE ] Just curious, but how in the hell did you reach that conclusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 [ QUOTE ] There is absolutely no competition in the area, that is the problem. [/ QUOTE ] Ironically enough, competition is the problem. AEP rates are among the cheapest in the country. When Virginia opted for deregulation of the electric industry, the General Assembly put us into play on the nationwide teeter-totter. The increases that we're just now seeing have been hitting the West and the Northeast for the past decade or so. The problem is fairly basic. There are more people in this country and they are all using more energy. The solution is a bit tougher to chew on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 [ QUOTE ] 1 more thought, aep is a supply and demand company, not a company with a product people must patronize by law. [/ QUOTE ] That's not precisely true. AEP is a monopoly with a product that most people probably would not choose to live without. The rising cost of electricity is a complex issue with several facets to it (very similar to health insurance, in fact). Unfortunately for us as consumers, costs will likely escalate for the foreseeable future. The only control we've really got is the extent to which we can economize based on our own lifestyle choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Deregulation was such a shining success in VA, that the General Assembly was working on legislation this term to re-regulate the industry. It even had the support of the power companies. I never did hear if it passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcecilgolf 11 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 But, since when has creating a bureaucratic mess solved anything??? Um….never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 all i know is that there is no way it should cost me $200 a month for electricity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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