Comments on: Gulf Power Customers To See Rate Decrease Next Year http://www.northescambia.com/2015/09/gulf-power-customers-to-see-rate-decrease-next-year Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sick of nay-Sayers http://www.northescambia.com/2015/09/gulf-power-customers-to-see-rate-decrease-next-year/comment-page-1#comment-306049 Sick of nay-Sayers Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:03:55 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=227031#comment-306049 So many nay-sayers love to hate on GP! I'm willing to bet when your power is out from a storm or extreme heat & transforms blowing you are happy to see them quickly restore the power. Those guys leave their famlies & family functions (spouse/kids birthdays, Easter/Thanksgiving/Christmas dinners) at all hours of the day/night, weekends, & holidays if you are without power to take care of you the customer. FYI - GP has to lock in contracts for their coal prices. So that means they are locked into a contract - 10 years. So even when coal prices go down, they are under a contract! They don't just hike the rates because they want to, there are regulations they must maintain. So get off your complaining soap boxes & be more efficient with power used to lower your bill. So many are so wasteful. Our society is so full of negativity it is sad! So much hate fuels the fire of those that just want to complain verses trying to do something positive about an issue. So many nay-sayers love to hate on GP! I’m willing to bet when your power is out from a storm or extreme heat & transforms blowing you are happy to see them quickly restore the power. Those guys leave their famlies & family functions (spouse/kids birthdays, Easter/Thanksgiving/Christmas dinners) at all hours of the day/night, weekends, & holidays if you are without power to take care of you the customer. FYI – GP has to lock in contracts for their coal prices. So that means they are locked into a contract – 10 years. So even when coal prices go down, they are under a contract! They don’t just hike the rates because they want to, there are regulations they must maintain. So get off your complaining soap boxes & be more efficient with power used to lower your bill. So many are so wasteful. Our society is so full of negativity it is sad! So much hate fuels the fire of those that just want to complain verses trying to do something positive about an issue.

]]> By: js http://www.northescambia.com/2015/09/gulf-power-customers-to-see-rate-decrease-next-year/comment-page-1#comment-306027 js Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:42:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=227031#comment-306027 Just another carrot to attempt to make the customers feel like they are getting some kind of extra value. Just watch the rates in a couple of months when it gets cold. GP will more than make up for it in a short time. Remember the big increases from the price of coal/fuel? Did we get any relief when prices went down? Not at all. But we did get to pay for that mutlimillion $ scrubber project several years ago, that's been paid for...Anyone know about the private jet GP has? It's no secret. /rant Just another carrot to attempt to make the customers feel like they are getting some kind of extra value. Just watch the rates in a couple of months when it gets cold.
GP will more than make up for it in a short time. Remember the big increases from the price of coal/fuel? Did we get any relief when prices went down? Not at all.
But we did get to pay for that mutlimillion $ scrubber project several years ago, that’s been paid for…Anyone know about the private jet GP has? It’s no secret.
/rant

]]> By: Sage 2 http://www.northescambia.com/2015/09/gulf-power-customers-to-see-rate-decrease-next-year/comment-page-1#comment-305969 Sage 2 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 02:21:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=227031#comment-305969 This will be be great if he proof is in the continuous billing process...lower rates. As some have posted...the bill/rate is cut, only to be increased later...i. e. customer service charge or franchise fee. We all need and use electrical service, but it would require at least 100 full time attorneys to clarify for the customer all the stipulations, amendments and codicils relating to Gulf Power's charges to various individuals and businesses. Gulf Power does a good job of providing service, when compared regionally or nationally. This will be be great if he proof is in the continuous billing process…lower rates.

As some have posted…the bill/rate is cut, only to be increased later…i. e. customer service charge or franchise fee.

We all need and use electrical service, but it would require at least 100 full time attorneys to clarify for the customer all the stipulations, amendments and codicils relating to Gulf Power’s charges to various individuals and businesses.

Gulf Power does a good job of providing service, when compared regionally or nationally.

]]> By: Max http://www.northescambia.com/2015/09/gulf-power-customers-to-see-rate-decrease-next-year/comment-page-1#comment-305966 Max Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:02:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=227031#comment-305966 Thank heavens for small favors. I'm not sure what the coal prices are doing, but natural gas prices have dropped over 40% from last year. Still, we are saddled with one of the highest electricity rates in the country. Thank heavens for small favors. I’m not sure what the coal prices are doing, but natural gas prices have dropped over 40% from last year. Still, we are saddled with one of the highest electricity rates in the country.

]]> By: Don http://www.northescambia.com/2015/09/gulf-power-customers-to-see-rate-decrease-next-year/comment-page-1#comment-305927 Don Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:06:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=227031#comment-305927 But they allway's make it up with sur-charges,like the one just to be their customer! But they allway’s make it up with sur-charges,like the one just to be their customer!

]]> By: nod http://www.northescambia.com/2015/09/gulf-power-customers-to-see-rate-decrease-next-year/comment-page-1#comment-305923 nod Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:13:08 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=227031#comment-305923 the problem is every time they lower their rates, within 6 months after that they triple their rates and really sock it to us. the problem is every time they lower their rates, within 6 months after that they triple their rates and really sock it to us.

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