Originally posted by pauluk:
Just to let all of you complaining about the effects of deregulation know that we're having problems with it here as well.
Fortunately, we've avoided blackouts etc., but trying to figure out just who is responsible for what anymore is getting harder all the time.
In my part of England, electricity was always provided by the Eastern Electricity Board. It had been that way for decades. Sure there were different depts. for accounts, engineering, etc., but no problems getting through to the right person.
A few years ago they started selling off sections. We now have 24-Seven who look after all outside lines, both HV and LV. Meter moves, replacements, and reading are handled by a separate company - Siemens. The billing and accounts side become Eastern Energy, as they are now selling gas in the area as well.
Just to make things even, people can now pay British Gas for their electricity. It's all delivered via the same network, though.
To cap it all, I just got a letter a couple of days ago, complete with no-expense-spared glossy leaflets, telling me that Eastern Energy is now changing to a new company called TXU Energi (sic).
It used to be so simple.....
...And now they've imported that wonder system, to the States(Colonies). Everybody is talking about but no one has owned up to being responsible. As I said in another post, I called Ohio Edison, to find out who was responsible for this wonder gift granted to us by our benevolent, ever present government, she told me that Big business, was more than partly responsible, it seems they were complaining about exorbatant rates, and that really got the ball rolling, but to the average consumer OE promised according to Ohio PUCO that rates would stay unchanged until 2004, So now we Shell Oil trying to sell me electricity, I sent thier form back and told them, ' When you know the difference between a Volt and a Bowling ball Then come back and we will talk'.
