Comments on: A New Year, A Higher Power Bill For Gulf Power Customers

By: Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:31:38 +0000

My understanding was that the rate increase was applied to power usage after January 1, 2014. However, my December bill ended in January, so I was charged the new rate for the power I used in December. When I called to complain, the operator I spoke with confirmed the rate was for power after January 1, but then back tracked after she realized I was asking for a credit for the amount overcharged (in my case $10.77). Whats up with that Gulf Power?

By: Angie Oyeah...

Angie Oyeah... — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 23:14:21 +0000

And nothing in my area is ever upgraded…

By: bewildered

bewildered — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:09:17 +0000

Surely you don’t expect elected officials or big companies to carry the burden of providing freebies to the unproductive segment of our society. Someone has to pay for their free food, housing, utilities, phone service, medical needs, etc. Numerous TV shows prove that the public glamorizes baby mommas and daddies with 10 children that thrive on fhis lifestyle. And in proportion to the increase in the number of freeloaders, the finacial burden will get heavier on those who pay their fair share. .
On a more positive note: Hopefully technology will develop heating/cooling units that provide the same results but use less power. (Like the lightbulbs that burn just as bright but only use a fraction of the electricity required by the old bulbs)

By: bartender2222

bartender2222 — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:43:53 +0000

what else is knew,everything goes up but peoples pay check.food stamps going down but everything else going up and they know the people dont have a choice.pay it or loose electricity ,water,garbage.and escambia county wonders why there were so many forclosed houses around here.poor old county workers had some foreclorses to cause they havent had a raise in 6 years and when thet do get one its a 3 percent and no cost of living raise.if the commioners had to live on the low paying people at the county they would be on food stamps. they dont care about nothing but their pay check. what hppen to all that bp money? why arent people questioning about that. until people speak up they will continue to take our money.

By: E

Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:52:26 +0000

“The work is considered the largest ever to be undertaken by the investor-owned utility, said attorney Jeff Stone, representing Gulf Power.”…..and you expect us to believe every dime of these increases will be used only for these improvements, NONE going to the INVESTORS? No one, well almost no one, would deny someone making a profit, BUT ONLY AFTER THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND PROVEN RELIABLE.

By: joy bryant

joy bryant — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:53:36 +0000

Gulf Power going up ECAT on our backs with 3 cents a gallon more in Escambia county – I am buying my gas in Santa Rosa from now on and I am fed of with being taxed and increased while the rich get richer and the 1.5% means only that we are still poor…BUT people keep voting in the same IDIOTS that allow it to happen and even make MORE money – think about it

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:11:29 +0000

Great. There goes all the raise that SSI folks got for the year. Thanks Gulf Power, now we get to be hot in the summer and cold in the winter.

By: c.w.

c.w. — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 10:11:13 +0000

Here it is a new year and it has already started. Social Sceurity recipants got a 1.5% increase because there is very “little” inflation. Medicare get a raise. Gulf power get a raise. Ecat gets funded by added taxes. Everything will go up because of GP. Someone explaine how the 1.5% seniors got will take care of INFLATION and allow them to injoy their golden years?