Comments on: BGE Peak Time Rebate Program UPDATE

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:36:42 +0000

But…but…..why? WHY BG$E!?!?!? WHY? Why do you continue to ass rape me?

*perplexed*

By: danielle

danielle — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:49:30 +0000

Thanks for the info. I’ve been a little obsessed with tracking and trying to minimize my household electricity use. I’m not really in need of a programmable thermostat. I have a thermostat in every room because I have electric baseboard heaters. I already just turn them up and down when I’m in or out of those rooms/the house. Without central a/c, I can’t use the load control switch. I called just for the heck of it. The customer service person seemed perplexed as to how I even knew about this. She said they hadn’t really started it yet. She didn’t say that I could be put on any list. I asked should I just keep an eye on the website or will they mail info. She said, they’ll “probably” be mailing some info.

By: Anonymous Coworker

Anonymous Coworker — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:33:52 +0000

Lori- That I can’t help you with.

S. Reed- You knew this post wasn’t for you.

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:39:49 +0000

I’m still trying to figure out how my bill is 935$……I’ve paid them every month. Unless they billed me for the overage on my budget billing one month……?

By: S. Reed

S. Reed — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:45:48 +0000

Where’s the punchline?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:52:10 +0000

Link to the BGE rebate story.

By: jwer

jwer — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:51:13 +0000

That’s the one-time rebate that the State legislature got Constellation to very grudgingly agree to. Then they almost nixed it by trying to still sue Constellation for rate hikes, but it’s apparently going through. However, $170 doesn’t help much when monthly bills are over $300 for half the year…

And yes, I know it’s traded. But the key point is, the bulk of my utility bill goes to WG&E, NOT Constellation. If I could give them any less, I would happily.

By: Anonymous Coworker

Anonymous Coworker — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:40:18 +0000

jwer- $170? I’m lost. Also, I’m pretty sure that you’re not actually using wind energy, per se, but are instead using regular coal energy that Constellation/BGE has traded/sold/bought for wind energy. So you’re probably using and paying for the equivalent wind energy while using coal and some other guy is paying for the equivalent coal energy while paying for wind. It’s complicated.

By: jwer

jwer — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:05:08 +0000

Boy, that $170 is REALLY GOING TO HELP, isn’t it?

I’d sign up for that program, but I don’t have AC. Oops. Here’s hoping for a mild summer…

Meanwhile, I switched to Washington Gas and Electric, and am getting 100% of my power from wind energy, although I still have to pay for delivery via BGE. I’m also sort of curious where the hell the wind energy is coming from, since there isn’t all that much in MD. I guess I’m using all of it.

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:31:48 +0000

I still hate BG$E

I think I owe them over $935 bucks and for the life of me, I CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW as I pay my budget billing every month! It boggles my mind.