Electricity…or Solar
Okay, I believe that electric power and other forms of help for living are ones that should not be abused. In the case of electric companies (whichever yours may be), I doubt very seriously that is happening.
So, here’s the history behind electric companies. It was in the 1970s / 80s that solar became a decided source for power. However, the government messed with the energy corporations and called an energy crisis (don’t ask me dates) around the same time. The reason being, they saw the solar power being an option and realized that if this happened… no one would have to continue paying the money to electric companies… and they would loose money.
Over a period of time, the idea of solar became one that was “too expensive to afford,” “one that hadn’t been developed” and was swept under the rug. However, despite popular belief, it actually works BETTER than electricity.
The problem really was, the corporations and the government didn’t want to go out of business or loose money, so they created a cover up to keep everyone paying. Let’s take Excel Energy, the energy company in my area. Did you know that even a small apartment can expect to pay between $50 and $75 a month? it’s completely ridiculous. And, you have no control over it.
You would think this would be fair, but basically, they are controlling what you do with your electricity. They jack their prices up, they threaten to turn off your electricity if you even fall a little bit behind and…trust me… they are not very good at working out payment plans. I can’t tell you how many times they have screwed up my bill because of stupidity or because they wanted to jack my prices up.
So, here is how you deal with your electric company, especially if it is Excel. Make sure that you are caught up or no more than $150 behind (that’s most likely one month if you have a home). Then, stay on a payment plan and a little ahead of the bill. The next step is to try and get into alternative energy…meaning solar power.
There’s two types of solar power that you can get, and depending on the size of your home, you won’t need to pay more than $15,000. The advantage of this is that it can be divided into payments that is the SAME AMOUNT as a company like Excel per month. Meaning, you can make the transfer, pay off the solar, then you will never have to worry about it again. You will have maybe a 5-10 year payment and investment and can stop paying into a hole that won’t let you be freed of the threats from turning your electricity off.
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