Charge/Fee Reviews

“  I had Green Mountain Energy for the first two years I had solar panels on my house. The plans at that point were great, though now that they have expired their remaining solar buy-back plans are MUCH worse (can't be credited for excess generation in a month, no carryover, and <1:1 credit for even production up to your intake from the grid) so am looking elsewhere.I understand companies are trying to figure out how to make money off this and experimenting with different plans so that was disappointing but not totally unexpected. What sparked me to write a review was that when I called to find out about switching to a plan still listed on their website but that errored when I tried to sign up, the person I spoke to really didn't know their plans (turns out the one I wanted is still listed on the website but no longer available, btw). I literally had to explain how the solar buyback works, how the charges on the EFL added up, etc., just to finally get to the point where he understood how their own plan worked - and then said "well, you should probably just sign up for this one we offer because you won't find anything better". Really frustrating. I was put on hold several times while I thought he was trying to find additional information or alternate plans, turns out he was just trying to figure out how the plans I had already explained worked.Billing and account management while I had them worked fine, but disappointed at how drastically they curtailed their solar support and that in trying to find out what alternatives I had, I had to spend my time explaining how electricity charges work to their customer service person. It was a half-hour conversation where the only new information I got was "yes, that plan on our website is not actually available," which would've taken 20 seconds to say if they actually valued our time. ”

“  I don't really have time to sit and write reviews but wow! I wouldn't have signed up with this company if I had known so Im hoping to spare someone else the same pain. We were roped into a contract iwth Hudson after a broker signed us up. A few weeks later another unscrupulous broker singed us up with another energy provider without our knowledge. We were billed several thousand dollars by Hudson energy for an early termination fee. (We have 2 business accounts). Once we discovered what had happened and switched our service back to Hudson energy they reversed the termination charges. But the next bill we got had a reconnect fee of $216. I reached out to Hudson energy FOUR times about this reconnect fee. Each time an account manager told me it was an error that centerpoint made by reinstating our service switch. The person told me they would have this submitted for review and call us back. No one ever called. In the meantime they sent us a disconnect notice plus late fees on this bill. I finally gave up and paid the bill even though we did not owe that much. It wasn't worth the struggle anymore. So they won that battle! Now not only were we over charged by $216 we were also charged a late fee while we waited for someone to get back to us to resolve the matter. A customer should not have to pay a bill they don't even owe. Its really bad business. Now we are locked into a contract with a company our broker signed us up with and hasn't been anywhere to be found by the way. Be careful when choosing service providers. And don't sign up with a broker. Just go on Power to choose and compare rates. ”

“  The first Constellation customer service person didn't know much about my first bill and could not explain details of the AGL charges. ”

“  Watch out for hidden "customer service" fees. Our fees, not made obvious when signing up for a great per-therm rate, amounted to well over half of our natural gas costs from Infinite Energy. Very glad we made the switch - other gas providers happily cover the extortionate cancellation fee. ”

“  If they bill you wrong they still want you to pay what they billed you. Even though they messed up. They will gladly fix it for you. But it will show as a credit 1 to 2 billing cycles later. What kind of company charges their customers for the company's mistake? It would take a lot for me to refer someone to Constellation Energy now. After this experience. Also. Don't call on the phone. I spent almost 1.5 hours trying to get through on the phone. Chat online I waited 5 and you get a transcript of the chat. They do have some of the lowest rates available though. ”

“  Frontier had the best rates so, of course, I went with them. My first bill was $29. I was over the moon! Next bill...$74. How is that possible when we didn't use any more energy than the month before?? Since they have to go thru Oncor to get the energy, Oncor charges $26 JUST for the ability to use their services. That and having to use the air conditioner more. I wasn't prepared for that (since that charge was NOT explained in the fine print!). The website wouldn't let me update my new address, I had to leave a message with customer service (via email) to ask them to do it for me. It also sends email estimates of what your COULD be and you cannot how much your next bill is until it is really close to when the bill is actually due. I would've rather paid to have Oncor directly had I known it would charge me that much per month (especially since Frontier said on their page, they had "no hidden fees," but that fee was never spoken about. I just really hope there are no more surprises. ”