Like many of you, I recently got a letter in the mail informing me that my current electric energy company, JCP&L, now had competition in my area and I could opt out and opt into a different electric company, saving me a fraction of a cent on each kilowatt used. I found it very confusing and realized just how ignorant I am about what I am paying on my electric bill. I was also being offered a Target gift card of either $75 or $150 depending on a 12 month or 36 month contract, promising to pay the fixed rate for every kilowatt used.
This prompted me to pull out a few old electric bills and try to make sense of them. I am used to seeing electric bills anywhere from $75 a month to $150 month, depending on my use, or so I thought. I think the electric companies have different rates for different times of the year. Also, lots of taxes and misc. extra charges I have no idea what they are. I tried calling JCP&L for some clarification so that I could figure out if the switch really works for me, but was put on hold for over half an hour and finally gave up.
I could use the Target gift card, especially with Christmas coming up, and I could also use the savings on my electric bill. What I really would like is to have houses built in energy efficient ways, passive systems as well as taping into "free" energy sources, wind power and/or solar power and have a non existent power bill. I understand there are whole cities in the United States that run on "free" energy. I'd like to put that savings into my pocket, "One Dollar At A Time".!
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