Remind me to not buy another house in CPS' service area

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12:07a, 8/13/18
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Moved to San Antonio back in October... Energy bills have hovered around $130... then in summer they jump to $300... yes my consumption increased but CPS also adds $0.04-0.06 just because its June-Sept...
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7:56a, 8/13/18
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Yeah... CPS needs to be broken up.
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8:18a, 8/13/18
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Child Protective Services?
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8:21a, 8/13/18
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CPS Energy - Regulated utility in San Antonio
"Change the culture. Make this community as different as Aggieland itself, in a way that others will notice and in which you will feel some pride, that we set high standards and we value them."
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11:25a, 8/13/18
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Basically, if you live in SA, you have 1 choice for your electrical utility. You can't price shop, and you're stuck with what they charge you.
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In reply to ABATTBQ11 • 5:24p, 8/13/18
ABATTBQ11 said:
Yeah... CPS needs to be broken up.
Why?
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5:48p, 8/13/18
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The CPS complaint line starts behind me, for many reasons, but be careful what you wish for.
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5:53p, 8/13/18
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Energy bills have hovered around $130... then in summer they jump to $300... yes my consumption increased...
The problem is your house, not CPS. Their rates are below average for Texas and well below average for the US. I can't imagine there's much cheaper rates in any of the major Texas metros.
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In reply to p_bubel • 5:55p, 8/13/18
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p_bubel said:
ABATTBQ11 said:
Yeah... CPS needs to be broken up.
Why?


They have a monopoly, so no matter how bad they are you have no other choice. Their payment system is archaic from a commercial point of view, and they cannot be relied on for **** from a construction standpoint.
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In reply to p_bubel • 9:10p, 8/13/18
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no they add an additional $0.06 during June- Sept
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In reply to ABATTBQ11 • 10:53p, 8/13/18
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ABATTBQ11 said:
they cannot be relied on for **** from a construction standpoint.


Oncor, AEP, Centerpoint, Austin Energy, and Entergy are on line one. They're all pretty horrible with new construction.

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In reply to adamsbq06 • 4:19p, 8/15/18
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4:28p, 8/15/18
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Looks like their rates are $.069 kWh year round and then charge a "peak rate" of basically $.02 in the summer months that only kicks in after 600kwh usage for that month. That's still very cheap at less than $.10 a kwh

ETA: if you lived in college station you'd be paying $.14 a kWh or thereabouts. So consider yourself lucky
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In reply to saltydog13 • 6:17p, 8/15/18
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what he said



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11:11p, 8/15/18
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Peak is seasonal and FUEL is as needed... still $0.04 more than I paid in Houston
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