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   AT>I'm hoping that somebody can put the evidence together to sue them. The   
   probl   
     >is that average people (me at least) don't understand the technical   
     >jargon about electric, or how there could be any logical excuse for the bill   
     >ng doubled (actually tripled now.) Someone who knows the industry could   
   proba   
     > solve this puzzle.   
      
   I assume you must pay for power by the KWH? What sort of rates are they   
   hitting you with down there?   
      
   Where I am we pay in Peak use hours 15.8 cents/kwh, Mid-Peak is   
   at 12.2 cents and Low-Peak is at 7.6 cents. The bill I looked at   
   for that information, I used pretty close to the same amount of   
   power at the high and mid rates, but the Lowest rate times I used   
   well over 3 times as much power, so that helps keep my costs low.   
   Lowest cost times are from 7PM to 7AM and on weekends.   
      
   Also, your power companies may be private and once in an area can do   
   whatever they want. Here the Gov't more or less regulates the power   
   company, and there really is just one. There are minor adjustments   
   like the closest town to me has their own electricity billing but   
   they get their power from the main grid, although they did build a   
   small hydro generation plant on a river in town, but I suspect it's   
   another case where the generated power is just sold back to add to   
   the main grid, not used locally. I doubt the probably just one   
   turbine could make near enough power to run the town, plus it   
   likely shuts down in winter due to ice problems.   
      
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