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 Teeg rated 9 months ago - From the page: The intention was good: Maryland power companies would help customers save electricity by providing discounted or free energy-efficient light bulbs.
But consumers have discovered they're paying for the program - whether they use it or not - with a surcharge on every month'...
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- Teeg rated 9 months ago
- From the page: The intention was good: Maryland power companies would help customers save electricity by providing discounted or free energy-efficient light bulbs.
But consumers have discovered they're paying for the program - whether they use it or not - with a surcharge on every month's utility bills. And only a few stores offer the discount, which means inconvenience - if the consumer bothers to try to find the bulbs at all.
Allegheny ratepayers paid for the bulbs through a mandatory 96 cent monthly surcharge on their bills. Other utilities, including Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., are also tacking a small surcharge onto their customers' bills but working through retailers. BGE uses the money raised to reimburse a handful of retailers, such as Home Depot and Costco, that agree to sell the bulbs at a discount.
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