AEP Ohio says it will decrease customer's bills, but advocates say it's a rate increase in disguise
  • 59 points thestral_z

    Public utilities should be required to be non-profit.

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  • 81 points notapuzzlepiece

    It says it would drop our bills by $1 a month… can’t even get a pack of gum for that

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    18 points undiscoveredmodel

    But you can get an Arizona Iced Tea

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    3 points pSyChO_aSyLuM

    Not after tax!

    edit: unless you happen to find them on sale for 79¢

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    14 points xXGray_WolfXx

    How do I haha react on Reddit. Seriously..? A single fucking dollar. I've seen this sub in the last week and there are people's bills who are in the hundreds of dollars almost $1,000. A dollar is fucking nothing.

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    11 points zman0900

    Just barely enough for you and all your neighbors to get together and buy a community bottle of lube for AEP to use on you.

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    3 points xXGray_WolfXx

    Oh you think they want lube? No, they'll just stick it up there anyway.

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  • 41 points Benbot2000

    I’m so glad to not be an AEP hostage customer.

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    3 points thestral_z

    Same. Solar?

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    5 points spartanmax2

    Be aware that AEP is seeking to restrict net metering.

    Utilities are trying to hurt Solar in Ohio. Help us stop them! - Ohio Environmental Council https://theoec.org/news-and-information/utilities-are-trying-to-hurt-solar-in-ohio-help-us-stop-them/

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  • 12 points thestral_z

    Fuck AEP. Glad my new solar panels generated double the power I used today and they’re buying from me now.

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    3 points djsassan

    I am adding additional panels. Screw AEP

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    3 points thestral_z

    What size system are you running? I got mine done just before the end of the year and it’s a 9.28 kWp system. I’m excited to see how it performs as we get more hours of daylight.

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    4 points djsassan

    Give it 6 months and see the variability. You'll appreciate it.

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    1 points Overall-Rush-8853

    How much are solar panels running these days? If I do it, I have to cut down the large Oak and Maple trees around my house. But if it’s worth the cost to be shielded from future AEP rate hikes I might just go for it.

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    1 points djsassan

    Very dependent on the use case.

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    1 points AdministrationGlum28

    any solar company recommendations?

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    3 points djsassan

    Ohio Power Solutions or Ecohouse. I was down to those two, then used OPS.

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    1 points AdministrationGlum28

    they have good reviews - thank you! i will call them

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    2 points thestral_z

    I used BC Solar and was very pleased.

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    1 points Something-to-talk

    Aep still screws you with solar. You still pay Aep for the service and backup. We still have almost $70 a month in fees.

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    3 points spartanmax2

    Be aware that AEP is seeking to restrict net metering.

    Utilities are trying to hurt Solar in Ohio. Help us stop them! - Ohio Environmental Council https://theoec.org/news-and-information/utilities-are-trying-to-hurt-solar-in-ohio-help-us-stop-them/

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    2 points thestral_z

    Up to their usual fuckery.

    Edit: typo

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    0 points HauntingJackfruit

    Not just them, but all corporate entities. Utilities costs rising, insurance costs rising, groceries, etc. etc.

    No words for what the evil the republicans are causing, but they seem to be having fun making life harder for Americans.

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    1 points thestral_z

    All while corporate profits are skyrocketing.

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    1 points HauntingJackfruit

    Social sec. raised my allowance 250 a month but medicare took 230 of it. Can't win no way no how.

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    1 points AdministrationGlum28

    what company did you use? i am looking into it

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    2 points thestral_z

    I used BC Solar out of Worthington. They did a great job and ensured that the panels were up and running before the end of the year so we get the 30% tax rebate.

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    1 points Many-Lengthiness9779

    Don’t you still have to pay the distribution and transmission fee?

    When I looked into it, I would pay like $160 a month in their fees and only would save the kWh usage which was like $60-80 per month.

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    1 points thestral_z

    I believe there is a $10ish charge to be connected to the grid. The other charges are determined by actual use. I’m selling back to AEP when the panels are producing more than I’m using and the batteries are charged. The sell back comes in the form of credits to be used against electricity that I do buy from the grid. My system is set up to balance out to a net zero bill.

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  • 32 points schadkehnfreude

    I trust AEP to calculate my electric bill less then I would trust JD Vance to help move my couch 

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    5 points egyto

    He would help you move it. Then, once it's in the moving truck he would hit you outside the head with a baseball bat, chug some hot dog water and steal your sexy couch.

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  • 7 points Tall-_-Guy

    AEP being shiesty assholes. Shocker.

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  • 2 points ashley_lorenzo877

    Sure, and I discovered the cure for cancer.

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  • 2 points MisterMofoSFW

    If big business's lips are moving, it's lying.

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  • 2 points No-Statement374

    I live in a 425 sq ft apt. My last three bills have been $75, $144 and this month is $203 😭

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  • 2 points queue_tip_

    Which customer?

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    3 points xXGray_WolfXx

    The CEO and shareholders of course

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  • 1 points BluehairedBiochemist

    /s

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