A homeowner took to Reddit to complain about an attempt by the power company to get them to use energy more efficiently. While everyone wants to save money on their energy bills, there was just one problem: This person couldn't save any more money even if they tried.
Posting in the r/solar subreddit, they shared a photo of their monthly energy bill and explained their confusion.
They said they built their home four years ago, have solar panels installed, and that the house is "extremely efficient." Despite this, they get a bill each month that says they can be more efficient.
"Today takes the cake," they said about the December bill, "My bill is $17 because that's the connect fee, and I have built up net-metering credit. I don't know who is only paying $10, perhaps I should call and ask."
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Commenters on Reddit mocked the power company's bill.
"I get those stupid letters from our electric company as well," one said, "Apparently they think efficient homes that are similar in size to mine (3,172 sf) use less than 350 kwh per month. Lol. It annoys me every time i get it. Hahaha."
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Upfront costs 💰 "I refuse to believe the average customer's bill is $18," said another.
"Lazy coding in action," said a third, "Whoever wrote that 'ad' basically just takes your current bill and adds 6%. That's the 'average'. And then for the 'great', looks like its knocking off about 40%? Given the connection fees alone bottom out at $17 ($15 in this area), shows they're not basing their numbers on actual facts, just percentages. Some great false advertising they've got going on over there!"
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