You mean the rates that are all submitted to and approved by the PUC?

Or do you mean the recently increased rates that have nothing to do with the maintenance of the grid, and only apply to the supply of energy?

They deserve the high pay, great benefits and regulations that keep them safe in a dangerous job.

It’s the union that keeps it going.

My husband and I are in the industry. The linemen are really hard workers and deserve all the appreciation they get.

I work for a utility company in NH. All the back-end people are working too, though I’m so thankful to be working from home, inside, where it’s warm. It sucked missing seeing family for Christmas, but honestly, the guys working to restore customers are the real workers.

Anyway, I’m working until three am…trying to stay awake, but still so happy to have electricity and a warm bed to jump into soon.

Make sure you call them directly, instead of relying on the solar company for communication! I work for a different utility provider and get calls every week from customers stating that they’ve been waiting weeks/months for us. After looking into it, we’re usually waiting on the solar company for final documentation and photos before we can do the inspection and swap out the meters.

I just hope both teams have fun.