Comments on: National Power Company Lost the Battle but Won the War on Dropping Customers http://dkl0039.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/national-power-company-lost-the-battle-but-won-the-war-on-dropping-customers/ David's Ramdom Thoughts and News Clips Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: David http://dkl0039.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/national-power-company-lost-the-battle-but-won-the-war-on-dropping-customers/#comment-93 David Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:36:30 +0000 http://dkl0039.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-93 Alan, I signed up with Reliant for about 14 cents for 24 months in Houston area. You might want to check it out and shop around. It is sad that 14 cents is considered cheap. Where is the good old day of 9 cents per kWh? Thanks to deregulation! Alan,

I signed up with Reliant for about 14 cents for 24 months in Houston area. You might want to check it out and shop around. It is sad that 14 cents is considered cheap. Where is the good old day of 9 cents per kWh? Thanks to deregulation!

]]> By: Alan http://dkl0039.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/national-power-company-lost-the-battle-but-won-the-war-on-dropping-customers/#comment-92 Alan Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:48:37 +0000 http://dkl0039.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-92 I just called PUC today, and confirmed that NPC has left the Texas market with permission of ERCOT, and as of close of business on Friday we (former NPC customers in Houston) have been switched to a provider of last resort (POLR), with rates of about 3x what we were getting under NPC. I shopped around and the lowest fixed-rate contract I found anywhere in Houston was with Hudson at 15.3 cents per kwh. It's scary, because several months ago 15 cents was the HIGHEST rate I had seen. Now it's the lowest. And last year at this time, even 11 cents was considered high. I just called PUC today, and confirmed that NPC has left the Texas market with permission of ERCOT, and as of close of business on Friday we (former NPC customers in Houston) have been switched to a provider of last resort (POLR), with rates of about 3x what we were getting under NPC. I shopped around and the lowest fixed-rate contract I found anywhere in Houston was with Hudson at 15.3 cents per kwh. It’s scary, because several months ago 15 cents was the HIGHEST rate I had seen. Now it’s the lowest. And last year at this time, even 11 cents was considered high.

]]> By: Jim http://dkl0039.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/national-power-company-lost-the-battle-but-won-the-war-on-dropping-customers/#comment-91 Jim Fri, 30 May 2008 12:35:02 +0000 http://dkl0039.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-91 I been in this business for a while. Only time you go to polar which is the last resort after a company goes out of business, so you won't be without power. A company cannot just be in business sent there customers POLAR if they don't want to honor the contracts. Hopefully this is not a loop hole, I will check with the PUC about this. I went to National Power web site and to me it seems like there still in business. Either way if they are still in business they are going to honor my contract. PUC can hit them with some large fines. I been in this business for a while. Only time you go to polar which is the last resort after a company goes out of business, so you won’t be without power. A company cannot just be in business sent there customers POLAR if they don’t want to honor the contracts. Hopefully this is not a loop hole, I will check with the PUC about this. I went to National Power web site and to me it seems like there still in business. Either way if they are still in business they are going to honor my contract. PUC can hit them with some large fines.

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