New to CT, and deregulated energy providers

Submitted by djtimyd t3_ztd7t4 in Connecticut

If I switch my electricity provider, can I change at any time? Example: 36m rate is better than 12m rate. I “lock” in for 36m rate but 10m later it’s cheaper on a different provider- can I change or am I locked for the full 36?

PS - deregulated power sucks, one of the only good things about where I came from was “public service” for gas/electricity.

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mjmct t1_j1d1uxz wrote

No cancellation or early termination fees are allowed in CT for this.

https://portal.ct.gov/heatinghelp/Knowledge-Base/Articles/Consumer-Protection-Legislation-and-Rights-Against-Third-Party-Electricity-Suppliers?language=en_US

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djtimyd OP t1_j1d289h wrote

So I can go back to eversource w/o penalty but not change to a different provider - correct?

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ct-yankee t1_j1d2w42 wrote

Yes, that is correct, zero reason not to go with the cheapest available & when things change, you can change again.

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djtimyd OP t1_j1d4fk5 wrote

One last scenario to make sure I understand:

I chose someone other then eversource now but come June, I see that a provider has better rates coming up. So I cancel with the one I have and go back to eversource “temporarily” and then change again to the other provider with the better rate that starts July 1, correct?

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frissonFry t1_j1dd7sj wrote

I think you can have Eversource take over supplier duties from another supplier at any point in the billing cycle if you call them and tell them to switch back. But you can only switch to another third party supplier as of the next meter read.

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RamTuff4bi4 t1_j1e8axa wrote

That is correct, you don't even need to switch back to eversource to choose a new provider. I switched to town Square i believe from constellation and I got about 24 more months at 0.989. It's so unreal knowing I could be paying over 0.24 more than double. Not trying to rub it in but sometimes the long term contracts can be a lifesaver.

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djtimyd OP t1_j1eu3qy wrote

Thank you all for your input! Still new to this whole provider is different than supplier and having to pay 2 companies for my electricity. I still think that my former PSCO was a better model but at least we aren’t Texas amirite?

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