Katsmeow
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We have recently moved to the DFW area and are considering electricity options. In our old locations we were in a co-op so had no choice. Our real estate has contracted with a company that helps us pick utility options. One options is just to sign an electricity contract for a year or two and then evaluate on our own when that is up.
The other option was Evergreen Power Solutions. You pay $20 a month to a company which switches you to the best plan as needed. Normally they switch you every 6 months to year although it can be faster or slower.
The argument made to me by the service suggesting them is that it is hard in Texas to pick the lowest cost service. First, the website that compares them isn't necessarily apples to apples. Different plans have lots of little fees and provisions that can make a big difference. Just now the price per kwh is sometimes misleading due to the other fees. Evergreen Power Solutions though will take all of that stuff into account.
Also, lots of people sign up for a low rate plan and then when it expires they just pay month to month and end up paying a high rate. Evergreen would keep us under contract all the time.
The thing I wonder, of course, is whether this is worth $20 a month. At our old house (about 3000 SF) we used about 2200 kwh a month. New house is 2300 SF so electric should be less. We currently have gas heat at the new house but when the HVAC dies (it is old so could be within a year or two) we may switch to all electric (note the house does have a pool) so our usage could go up.
Anyway - I wonder if anyone has used Evergreen or other similar services like Energy Ogre and if you felt it was worth it or not.
The other option was Evergreen Power Solutions. You pay $20 a month to a company which switches you to the best plan as needed. Normally they switch you every 6 months to year although it can be faster or slower.
The argument made to me by the service suggesting them is that it is hard in Texas to pick the lowest cost service. First, the website that compares them isn't necessarily apples to apples. Different plans have lots of little fees and provisions that can make a big difference. Just now the price per kwh is sometimes misleading due to the other fees. Evergreen Power Solutions though will take all of that stuff into account.
Also, lots of people sign up for a low rate plan and then when it expires they just pay month to month and end up paying a high rate. Evergreen would keep us under contract all the time.
The thing I wonder, of course, is whether this is worth $20 a month. At our old house (about 3000 SF) we used about 2200 kwh a month. New house is 2300 SF so electric should be less. We currently have gas heat at the new house but when the HVAC dies (it is old so could be within a year or two) we may switch to all electric (note the house does have a pool) so our usage could go up.
Anyway - I wonder if anyone has used Evergreen or other similar services like Energy Ogre and if you felt it was worth it or not.