[BBLISA] Residential energy inquiry

[Dean Anderson]

I used to be of the opinion that any scheme for fixed utilities like energy
(gas, electric) that essentially, just allowed you to change who sent the bill,
was dubious at best.  Then it occurred to me that the entire CLEC industry
exists almost entirely as a way to avoid Verizon (or rather ILEC) business and
billing.

While I don't know what one might do with unbundled gas or electric services
(doesn't seem like many options for different protocols, etc as there was for
telecom), I think it is a much better idea than it seems at first. Without
divestiture and CLECs, ATT would still be charging 20 cents per minute for long
distance, if not more.  And we might still think that X.25 and Frame relay were
really cool technologies, since there would be little or no way to innovate new
stuff unless ATT bought it.

I suspect that by sending your bills somewhere else, innovation in energy supply
might occur, which might be more than worth the few dollars you save on the
switch.

		--Dean

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006, Scott R Ehrlich wrote:

> As many of us have computer setups at home that consume energy, and we like to
> also save a few dollars wherever possible, I wanted to get your input for
> competitive energy suppliers with NStar as the infrastructure provider.   I
> recently received a letter from Dominion Retail for fixed-rate residential
> electric through December.
> 
> I called the Mass DTE for their advice/input, and the best they could offer was
> that many customers want lower rates, and this is one way to do it, and that
> NStar's rates are set in June.   Thus, if I went with, say, Dominion (or I
> could call NStar's other suppliers and get their rates) and NStar was cheaper,
> I'd have to likely pay a fee to switch back to NStar for supply.
> 
> Do people have experience with suppliers other than Dominion?  If so, what are
> your stories and experiences?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Scott
> 
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