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Only one enegery Co. to choose from
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im not sure how it is in other states, but here in texas we only have one company that provides energy. its fucked up cause they can sit there and raise the shit out of prices and we cant do shit because they are the only ones.

why the fuck cant we have more then one to choose from? we do for cable, internet, phone, food.....


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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: LeftBehind]
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Can you imagine the infrastructure that would be needed for competing utility companies?!?

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: LeftBehind]
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you're wrong.

Here in Lubbock we've got Atmos, LP&L, and a couple of co-ops in the area.

where did you get this idea that one company provides power to the whole state?

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: adrug]
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i know, but imagine the profit one would make if they were to start a leading company.

i just dont think its cool for CPS to charge more and not give a fuck cause they know its either pay them or no power.

a few years back it cost me like 50-60 bucks a month for a one bedroom apartment. last year my bill was between 120-150 a month in a one bedroom.


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TWO MUSHROOMS ARE GROWING NEXT TO EACHOTHER. ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND SAYS, "its a beautiful day were havin', eh?". THE OTHER MUSHROOM TURNS TO HIM AND SCREAMS, "oh my god!!! a talking mushroom!!!".

emilbus@hush.com

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: LeftBehind]
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I wish I had multiple choices for cable.  Charter sucks.


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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: TameMe]
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one company provides it all, but they're legally obligated to sell energy to other companies that in turn sell it to you.

if hunt around you can probably shave a few cents off your bill by switching to a middleman energy company.


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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: truekimbo2]
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truekimbo2 said:
one company provides it all, but they're legally obligated to sell energy to other companies that in turn sell it to you.

if hunt around you can probably shave a few cents off your bill by switching to a middleman energy company.



no you're wrong. there are different companies that provide energy into the grid. one new example is all the wind mills out here going up. LP&L...lubbock power and light has a small power plant.

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: TameMe]
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to be honest i really dont know. i just assumed that CPS was the only provider. i guess that is a little nieve(sp?) of me.

how does it work over there in lubbock? you can choose any company? is one cheaper then the other? does one offer more/ less then the other?


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TWO MUSHROOMS ARE GROWING NEXT TO EACHOTHER. ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND SAYS, "its a beautiful day were havin', eh?". THE OTHER MUSHROOM TURNS TO HIM AND SCREAMS, "oh my god!!! a talking mushroom!!!".

emilbus@hush.com

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: truekimbo2]
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the cost of entrance to the energy industry (like the water and telecom industries) is so high that it's quite near impossible for competition to flourish, that and almost all power-able areas have been spoken for.
It's called a natural monopoly


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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: LeftBehind]
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I've never even heard of CPS...back in Austin/Round Rock there where a couple different ones than here.

lol so you only have one provider so you think all of texas has one? what city/town are you in?

I think LP&L is a bitch cheaper than Atmos out here..but i haven't really looked at the prices. I live in a small efficieny apartment so my utilities are never very high anyways.

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: TameMe]
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i stay in san antonio. that would be fucked if there were other providers that i wasnt aware of. im gonna have to look into this.


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TWO MUSHROOMS ARE GROWING NEXT TO EACHOTHER. ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND SAYS, "its a beautiful day were havin', eh?". THE OTHER MUSHROOM TURNS TO HIM AND SCREAMS, "oh my god!!! a talking mushroom!!!".

emilbus@hush.com

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: LeftBehind]
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oh sorry, i actually don't live in texas.  Here in NY all the power comes from the same place.  i assumed he was talking about something similar.  Here one company generates all the power, but they have to sell it to sell it at like set prices to middle men if requested to.

also time warner owns all the fiber optic cable here, but i can get cable from another company, and time warner has to let them use their fiber optic lines.

i didn't realize you could choose between different people actually generating the power.

type in "electicity providers texas" or something like that into google.  i just did it and one of the first sites i saw was a texas government site that allows you compare electric providers by area code.


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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: TameMe]
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TameMe said:
you're wrong.

Here in Lubbock we've got Atmos, LP&L, and a couple of co-ops in the area.

where did you get this idea that one company provides power to the whole state?



no... you have one choice, you have a couple of choices in
billing companies, I had Walton EMC for electric, anytime repair
was done it was a Southern Co. or Ga Power truck tha came to do
the work, same shit works with phone companies and gas providers

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: truekimbo2]
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thanks man. i will check it out now.


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TWO MUSHROOMS ARE GROWING NEXT TO EACHOTHER. ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND SAYS, "its a beautiful day were havin', eh?". THE OTHER MUSHROOM TURNS TO HIM AND SCREAMS, "oh my god!!! a talking mushroom!!!".

emilbus@hush.com

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: LeftBehind]
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LeftBehind said:
im not sure how it is in other states, but here in texas we only have one company that provides energy. its fucked up cause they can sit there and raise the shit out of prices and we cant do shit because they are the only ones.



Its the same here in Arkansas.

The power company you use is dependent upon where you live
There is more than one power company
just not in the same area

So you only have one option when it comes to electricity


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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: niteowl]
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youre right. thats fucked that we dont have a choice.


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TWO MUSHROOMS ARE GROWING NEXT TO EACHOTHER. ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND SAYS, "its a beautiful day were havin', eh?". THE OTHER MUSHROOM TURNS TO HIM AND SCREAMS, "oh my god!!! a talking mushroom!!!".

emilbus@hush.com

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Re: Only one enegery Co. to choose from [Re: LeftBehind]
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no shit


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