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Is anyone aware of a Comparable Cost Analysis being done on the Utility providers in Alberta?
A few years back a salesman for Direct Energy Essential Services came by, and explained to me that by signing up with them we would streamline our utility bills, and save money by combining the Gas & Electrical billings. I took him at his word, (a mistake in hindsight), and ended up signing up all our properties this way, using the floating rates, (I don't believe in locking in premium pricing contracts)
Now two years later, I discovered we have been paying a premium of 8% using Direct Energy Esssential, over Direct Energy Regulated Services (default provider).
This was discovered, as we recently purchased the 4-Plex next door to our 4-Plex that we have owned since June 2008. The gas for our new purchase was $100 less than the one we owned next door, so I started doing a comparison of the two utility invoices, and discovered we were being charges $8.25 per Gj with Direct Energy Essential Services, and only $6.78 a Gj with Direct Energy Regulated Services.
This ends up being a Premium of $74.59, on a monthly consumption of 46.77 Giga Jules.
Lets just say I wasn't happy :-(
I do think this would be a great report for REIN Investors, as I'm sure Im not the only one that has been sucked into paying the premium.
So I ask again, Is anyone aware of an analysis like this being done, and If not, how many would be interested in one being completed?
Thanks for hearing my vent..........
Sincerely,
Gord Heisler
A few years back a salesman for Direct Energy Essential Services came by, and explained to me that by signing up with them we would streamline our utility bills, and save money by combining the Gas & Electrical billings. I took him at his word, (a mistake in hindsight), and ended up signing up all our properties this way, using the floating rates, (I don't believe in locking in premium pricing contracts)
Now two years later, I discovered we have been paying a premium of 8% using Direct Energy Esssential, over Direct Energy Regulated Services (default provider).
This was discovered, as we recently purchased the 4-Plex next door to our 4-Plex that we have owned since June 2008. The gas for our new purchase was $100 less than the one we owned next door, so I started doing a comparison of the two utility invoices, and discovered we were being charges $8.25 per Gj with Direct Energy Essential Services, and only $6.78 a Gj with Direct Energy Regulated Services.
This ends up being a Premium of $74.59, on a monthly consumption of 46.77 Giga Jules.
Lets just say I wasn't happy :-(
I do think this would be a great report for REIN Investors, as I'm sure Im not the only one that has been sucked into paying the premium.
So I ask again, Is anyone aware of an analysis like this being done, and If not, how many would be interested in one being completed?
Thanks for hearing my vent..........
Sincerely,
Gord Heisler