GRIDDY is a wholesale electricity service...i typically save a good bit of money using it. example in august 2020 100 degree Houston weather i paid $189.09 and for anyone from this area knows that's a damn good price for August, average cost was 10 cents.
we did not lose power but i been so busy it slipped me. they actually sent an email to warn us to switch which i just did, goes into effect tomorrow (hopefully)
thanks to the great people of GA.W i was able to stop this. will call them tomorrow but not sure of my options...any lawyer pedes..?
for $969/day i BETTER not lose energy but then again id rather lose power for cpl days then this (financial) disaster.
Thanks for the history on your experience with the company. I’m glad you were able to catch this before it got too out of hand. Some people are in for a very dark winter.
what private info? the OP is not me...i saw this post and immediately looked a my GRIDDY account to see i was getting f'd worse than she was...$969.03 for one day of electricity. it like a pay as u go kind of thing and thank god i saw this post
I got the same letter in January a couple weeks after the payment cleared my account. It threw me off too. I was terrified to open an IRS letter. The first payment came from Trump and was a much nicer letter. I have had to read a lot of government paperwork over the years as a vet and to me the government speak is a way of saying: We the government gave you money and you don’t have to declare it on your taxes. Isn’t that nice.
The EIP2 referenced the second payment. The first being in 2020. Not the first being the $600 we just got. I think a lot of people are going to be confused by this. Very cruel
With the new digital meters connected to the main office, you can be charged for any amount of electricity they wish.
Back in 1975, before smart meters, I was actually charged one month for more electricity than my house could draw, given the sizes of the fuses in the old fuse box. I complained to the city, and they said I had to pay whatever they said or get my electricity cut off. I did get them to start initialing and dating a sticker on my meter every time it was read. I suspect that they didn't read my meter at all for a few months and then caught it up when they finally actually read it.
Oooooooo this article this a gem mate. They are going with, we are a cost sharing platform. We suggested you go to someplace with a fixed rate. Oh none are available, darn. It’s not our fault you used that much electricity when it cost that much.
Whether that is true or not it will absolutely NOT surprise me. We have been marked for punishment/death as soon as Trump got in. How many people will be killed because of this if true ? What comes after this terrorist attack ?
They are already trying to keep us from leaving too, I'm assuming they are going to try and kill our economy buy cutting off snowbirds, or just vaccinating them and taking them completely out the picture, snowbirds may drive us nuts on the road, but their money keeps the lights on.
Once a week I go to my meter box and calculate my own usage and times it with the unit price, never fails. Where I live the power company has to inform you in writing of any price rises, giving you warning to shop elsewhere if need be.
I think it’s poor planning from the power companies pushed off onto the customer at the profit of those in control. Feb 4 ty buydem let Chyna back in the power grid. So many options. All nefarious.
if anyone else in TX may have been effected by this please get in touch with me. i am not sure what our options are if any but this needs to be stickied. if it wasn't for GA i probably would NOT have noticed this until my bank account was completely drained.
there are some brilliant people on this forum and would love to hear any ideas.....class action lawsuit, price gouging during a disaster...
Griddy isn't an actual power producing company. They're a sub contracted "provider" of a community based paymeny plan option. They buy power form the source, contract it so they only pay a certain percentage for a predetermined amount of power, and then sell THAT to the consumer, marketed as a "price saving" option to rising power bills.
BUT, what happens when the source jacks up the cost per kWh when staring down a major winter storm as per the contract signed with companies like Griddy?
They get away with this by telling the regulators that it's under contract as a price sharing, community based plan. So, in theory, they can then show that no, not everyone will pay the same or even similar prices, but AVERAGED out across the whole plan, it equals out to, or close to the Nat'l average cost per kWh. So, on paper it looks like there's no price gouging, but in reality...
This is a common ploy for group based insurance plans. The kind of plans where you pay a super small premium per month, but then rapes your bank acct and savings when you have an issue that needs dealing with.
This is total BS. State utilities are tightly regulated by the state commissions because they are monopolies. They need to get approval before they raise rates. If they did get such bills, they are erroneous. FAKE NEWS.
OMG You just made me check my GRIDDY account...they stopped notifying me they were recharging my account...
My balance for February is over $1,250 FUCKING BUCKS
THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL
"legal" is defined by how powerful your lawyer is. all Texans affected by this better fight like hell.
I am paying $9/kWh
Unholy hell fren... the average home pulls 1000 watts easy, no solar minimum included.
Perhaps this is payback for GME and Silver? Average in America is 13 cents/kwh https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/
GRIDDY is a wholesale electricity service...i typically save a good bit of money using it. example in august 2020 100 degree Houston weather i paid $189.09 and for anyone from this area knows that's a damn good price for August, average cost was 10 cents.
we did not lose power but i been so busy it slipped me. they actually sent an email to warn us to switch which i just did, goes into effect tomorrow (hopefully)
thanks to the great people of GA.W i was able to stop this. will call them tomorrow but not sure of my options...any lawyer pedes..?
for $969/day i BETTER not lose energy but then again id rather lose power for cpl days then this (financial) disaster.
thanks watchful pedes!!!
Thanks for the history on your experience with the company. I’m glad you were able to catch this before it got too out of hand. Some people are in for a very dark winter.
My sympathies, where I live we pay 50 cents per kwh.
Can you crop out your private info and post it here, please? We NEED to get eyes on this nationally, ASAP
what private info? the OP is not me...i saw this post and immediately looked a my GRIDDY account to see i was getting f'd worse than she was...$969.03 for one day of electricity. it like a pay as u go kind of thing and thank god i saw this post
squid
Your bill, silly. We want to see your bill without any private information.
Im not sure how to put it on here.....
i can email to you...?
Screenshot it
mark out any personal information
post it on https://maga.win/
then post the image as a reply.
If President Trump was still in office it would be.
But the demonrats are going to finally give out 1400 to everyone... which we cover six months of expenses.
Will be praying for y’all
I just got a notice today in the mail: $600, not $1400
Oh that’s probably the notification letter from the last one. Expect late info. Was it from the irs?
Yes, from the irs, dated February 5, 2021, for an EIP2 payment. I think they're screwing us Americans.
I got the same letter in January a couple weeks after the payment cleared my account. It threw me off too. I was terrified to open an IRS letter. The first payment came from Trump and was a much nicer letter. I have had to read a lot of government paperwork over the years as a vet and to me the government speak is a way of saying: We the government gave you money and you don’t have to declare it on your taxes. Isn’t that nice.
The EIP2 referenced the second payment. The first being in 2020. Not the first being the $600 we just got. I think a lot of people are going to be confused by this. Very cruel
After further review, Monica February 15 I used 150.6 kwh @ $6.43/kwh totalling for one day $969.03.....ONE FUCKING DAY
WHAT CAN/SHOULD I DO ABOUT THIS
Monday*
With the new digital meters connected to the main office, you can be charged for any amount of electricity they wish.
Back in 1975, before smart meters, I was actually charged one month for more electricity than my house could draw, given the sizes of the fuses in the old fuse box. I complained to the city, and they said I had to pay whatever they said or get my electricity cut off. I did get them to start initialing and dating a sticker on my meter every time it was read. I suspect that they didn't read my meter at all for a few months and then caught it up when they finally actually read it.
Apparently this "Giddy" is an electric supplier.... $9.99/month then the wholesale price/kilowatt....
https://www.griddy.com/post/letter-from-griddy-about-the-storm-and-prices
Oooooooo this article this a gem mate. They are going with, we are a cost sharing platform. We suggested you go to someplace with a fixed rate. Oh none are available, darn. It’s not our fault you used that much electricity when it cost that much.
Socialist power at its finest.
Whether that is true or not it will absolutely NOT surprise me. We have been marked for punishment/death as soon as Trump got in. How many people will be killed because of this if true ? What comes after this terrorist attack ?
They are already trying to keep us from leaving too, I'm assuming they are going to try and kill our economy buy cutting off snowbirds, or just vaccinating them and taking them completely out the picture, snowbirds may drive us nuts on the road, but their money keeps the lights on.
Once a week I go to my meter box and calculate my own usage and times it with the unit price, never fails. Where I live the power company has to inform you in writing of any price rises, giving you warning to shop elsewhere if need be.
Goes well with this info https://i.maga.host/FuCyIGm.png
I think it’s poor planning from the power companies pushed off onto the customer at the profit of those in control. Feb 4 ty buydem let Chyna back in the power grid. So many options. All nefarious.
Jim stone a free lancer posted this
Class action lawsuit
if anyone else in TX may have been effected by this please get in touch with me. i am not sure what our options are if any but this needs to be stickied. if it wasn't for GA i probably would NOT have noticed this until my bank account was completely drained.
there are some brilliant people on this forum and would love to hear any ideas.....class action lawsuit, price gouging during a disaster...
this CANNOT be right
thanks squid
Griddy isn't an actual power producing company. They're a sub contracted "provider" of a community based paymeny plan option. They buy power form the source, contract it so they only pay a certain percentage for a predetermined amount of power, and then sell THAT to the consumer, marketed as a "price saving" option to rising power bills.
BUT, what happens when the source jacks up the cost per kWh when staring down a major winter storm as per the contract signed with companies like Griddy?
They get away with this by telling the regulators that it's under contract as a price sharing, community based plan. So, in theory, they can then show that no, not everyone will pay the same or even similar prices, but AVERAGED out across the whole plan, it equals out to, or close to the Nat'l average cost per kWh. So, on paper it looks like there's no price gouging, but in reality...
This is a common ploy for group based insurance plans. The kind of plans where you pay a super small premium per month, but then rapes your bank acct and savings when you have an issue that needs dealing with.
i really appreciate your input. im thinking they got one over on me and not much i can do about it...luckily this will hurt but not destroy me....
people need to see this...we still have 2-3 more days of this nonsense and ppl need to know
anything i can do about this to fight it?
2/18/21 update.....
so far 831 kWh used....total for February so far $2,637.84
This is total BS. State utilities are tightly regulated by the state commissions because they are monopolies. They need to get approval before they raise rates. If they did get such bills, they are erroneous. FAKE NEWS.
It is 100% true news actually
Until they made cost “sharing” socialist/communist versions for those virtuous types who can get hosed by hedge funds and weather reports
https://archive.vn/dwMqB