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PigpenMcKernan t1_j57dc58 wrote

Reply to comment by thentangler in I got another huge bill from Rhode Island Energy Gas by thentangler

If you are just noticing this now, it’s hard for people to empathize.

The energy company spent ad money explaining the issue and alerting their customers. The State Dept. of Public Utilities held hearings on the matter and did its best to alert consumers.

We get it, it’s annoying, lots of people literally can’t afford it. But this all goes back to October. So if you are just catching on now then people are rightfully going to think you are uninformed or ignorant of the problem. The added cost in fact has nothing to do with the local energy providers and has to do with the regional energy grid managers passing on cost.

So yeah, it sucks. But this exact post happens twice a week and most of the time from people who don’t understand anything other than , “My EnERgy BiLL wEnt UP MERRR!!!”

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thentangler OP t1_j57g529 wrote

I guess I must’ve missed the memo. Although in my defense I did just recently move to RI.

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PigpenMcKernan t1_j57j2ke wrote

Sorry you missed it and sorry if people are giving you hate. If you need help paying for utilities, there are resources available. DM me if you want, and I’ll help you locate them.

If you are like most of us and this added cost is seriously a problem, but you can absorb it, know most of the western world is with you or has it worse. Look into home heating costs year over year in Europe. Then look at the UK.

RI does have it bad, we are one of the most expensive energy markets in the USA, but it’s as bad or worse for most of the world.

Welcome to Rhode Island.

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thentangler OP t1_j58jmct wrote

Thank you for your kind words and the offer to help. I appreciate it. I can absorb the cost but it severely affects my savings rate and I’ll have to cut down on some other expenses.

I’m fine with the hate, but I just hope people can open their eyes and see that it is not something that is unavoidable. We have one of the largest natural gas reserves on the world, even with siphoning some to Europe.

But since the industry has been privatized, profiteering has made all the CEOs blame the Ukraine war and political policies to purposely inflate the prices when they don’t really need to be. We the middle class are the ones paying for their brownie points to their shareholders.

Maybe the govt is partially to blame but it’s the corporates that lobby to them and swing policies in their favor for increasing prices. I don’t expect people on here to hear what I say but one can only wish.

And thank you for the welcome ☺️

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PigpenMcKernan t1_j58llib wrote

Ughh, I don’t have the energy to explain this again. It’s so much more complicated then what you describe and the cost increases aren’t coming from corporate greed or the war in Ukraine. The US is literally pumping out NG as fast as possible.

The cost to get that NG out of the ground and deliver it to your house or your closest generation station is the problem.

Good luck here my dude. Make sure you take a left where Almacs used to be.

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