BGE families get $170 regardless of electric supplier
Jim from Dundalk politely raises the question of whether BGE households who switched to Washington Gas Energy Services, Commerce Energy or another alternative supplier will receive the $170 rebate.
Hancock , you are a first class jerk , I did what you suggested 18 months ago and went with washington power and light,,,,,,,,,,,now I won't get the $170.00 .....that will be the last time I listen to you..............
Tone aside, he brings up a good point. The answer -- I just asked BGE's Robert Gould -- is that EVERY BGE household gets the rebate. It doesn't matter whether you buy the default BGE electricity product, green energy from Pepco or supply yourself with a solar panel on your roof. All 1.1 million BGE households get the estimated $170, which will vary according to your electricity use.
Comments
I saw your response to Jim, but what if you moved in mid- Dec 2007 to a property where you do not pay utilities, would you get some sort of rebate for all the bills before the move if you applied? I'm asking for an elderly relative that has no BGE account currently, but still owes them money. It would be nice to say, please deduct $170...
Posted by: laura | April 8, 2008 2:49 PM
I'm pretty sure that only existing BGE customers get the rebate. However, I'm about to talk to PSC Chairman Steven Larsen and I'll ask him.
Posted by: Jay | April 8, 2008 2:54 PM
I do wish that people would stop talking about the "$170 rebate" when each ratepayer will get a different amount, based on usage, as this post pointed out. We use less than average since we don't heat with electricity, so our wonderful rebate will be less. I'm betting on $5.73 for our family ...
Posted by: Mar | April 9, 2008 11:13 AM