Ok, I just got electrical bill from Dominion. The rate for Oct-May period is 7.69 cents. Last month it was 5.87 cents. Let me know if I'm doing my math wrong.

7.69-5.87=1.82
(1.82/5.87) * 100=31%

WTF? When I googled for news about rate hike all I came up was %18 raise. It sucks that one can't just switch power companies like one would do with TV/Internet providers.

Rates are different for Summmer/Fall & Winter/Spring......Happens to everyone, every year...

Yah, but the rates usually work the other way. Peak season rates are normally in summer. Ill have to check my bill.

Dominion added a "non-fuel charge" to the bill around june of 08.

I'm talking about the rate change for the same period (Oct-May) from last month's bill to this month's bill.

https://www.dom.com/about/companies/vapower/fuelrate_details.jsp

Dominion Virginia Power has received the approval of the State Corporation Commission to increase customer rates as a result of higher costs for fuel. The higher costs — caused by an increased worldwide demand for energy — will be passed on to customers with no profit to Dominion, as required by state law. The company uses a diversified mix of fuel to run its power stations to generate the electricity used by its customers.

Rate Details

The fuel rate increase will take effect July 1, 2008, per the SCC order dated June 27, 2008. The following is based on a fuel rate of $.03893/kilowatt-hour:

Typical residential customer (1,000 kWh/month) — The average monthly bill will increase from $90.59 to $107.20, for a $16.61 increase. This represents an increase of 18.3% in the average monthly bill.


Typical small commercial customer (GS-2, 50 kW/15,000 kWh) — The monthly bill will increase from $1,159.97 to $1,409.12, for an increase of $249.15. This represents an increase of 21.5% in the monthly bill.


Typical commercial and industrial customer (GS-3, 1,000 kW/200,000 kWh on/300,000 kWh off) — The monthly bill will increase from $26,696.25 to $35,001.25, for an increase of $8,305.00. This represents an increase of 31.1% in the monthly bill.

I'm looking at my bill and see the same thing. Why I am seeing another increase in Dec if they already did one in July?

You cant change cable companies, or electric companies normally.
Quid pro quo! A legalized monopoly regulated by the government.
Yet another way the government screws us.
Its complicated, and im lazy....

We have choices of satellite providers, but in my opinion, cable is still far superior for what I need. ( i said for WHAT I NEED) I currently use FIOS, but in my opinion fiberoptics is still a form of cable.
I can download close to two megaBYTES a second, for a nominal charge. Thats one hell of a lot of information&mis in mere seconds. Do you think?

I called Dominion this morning. They claim the rate has not changed since July. The 'Price to Compare' info is the price the other power companies are charging, if you could change power companies (which you can't), so it is there to make Dominion Power look good. My bill still went up a bunch because of the fuel surcharges that are being applied to the additional power we're using.

You could move to a house with different electric service. Houses are cheap now.

You could generate your own electric powere thru a variety of ways including gas generator, windmill, solar, etc that may or may not be cheaper.

I'm glad to discover I'm not the only one who was unable to make sense out of Dominion's explanation of its rate hikes!! I spent a long time reading what they sent last June and finally concluded that they were deliberately trying to confuse their customers. From the Washington Post reports it is clear that there has been an 18 percent hike, but what's going on with the December bills!!

Meanwhile, there are other important numbers that provide some insight into this self-regulated monopoly (I say self-regulated because Dominon calls the shots in Richmond via it's generous campaign contributions!) Here's some other relevant Dominion numbers, Links to the data sources are on my blog http://changedominion.blogspot.com/

Let's do the numbers!

* Number of people killed in a Virginia apartment fire this month that started when a grandmother resorted to candles for light after Dominion cut off the power because she failed to pay the bill: three, the grandmother and two kids

* Dominion Resources net income in 2008: $2.5 billion

* Amount that Thomas F. Farrell II earned as Dominion Resources president, chairman, and CEO in 2008: $17.83 million

* Thomas F. Farrell's compensation rank among U.S. utility CEOs: Third

* Estimated tons of CO2 emitted by Dominion Resources power plants in 2008: 64 million

* Estimated cost of damage to the planet caused by Dominion's annual CO2 emissions: $4.92 billion (calculated by multiplying Dominion's annual emissions by the Stern Review estimate of the present and future damage caused by a ton of CO2 ($77) including floods, droughts, sea-level rise, declining food production, species extinction, etc.

* Amount Dominion Resources recently donated to food banks in the 14 states where it operates: $1.1 million

Well, has anyone else called them/asked for an explanation?

ttt. Just got another bill. Same rates but the "Consumption Tax" went up $2.

I can't believe not a lot of people complaining about this. I thought math education is compulsory in grade schools.

What the heck is wrong with Dominion Power. They charge these ridiculous rates.

My bill Typically is around $180. I use on average about 1600kW/hr

can we do something about this company that is out there robbing us.???

Luv_Dominion Wrote:
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> What the heck is wrong with Dominion Power. They
> charge these ridiculous rates.
>
> My bill Typically is around $180. I use on average
> about 1600kW/hr
>
> can we do something about this company that is out
> there robbing us.???

it's called a monopoly due to non-compete agreements. welcome to the world of bullshit.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."

Just to put this into perspective for everyone reading this post... last Dec my bill was $166.82 and Last Jan my bill was 261.64.

I just received my Jan bill for this year and it was $417.24. This was AFTER I spent $15,000 installing 2 high efficiency York heat pumps(18 SEER)(Last Jan I had 2 10 SEER heat pumps)

I'm not sure I should believe York when they tell me I should see at least a 40% savings or Dominion when they tell me it was extraordinarily cold and that's why my bill was so high.

Let me do some simple math... A 40% discount from last years bill should be 186.89 add the 18% rate hike and you get 220.53. I used 36% more power this year than I did last year so that's $299.92

Oh wait! I received a $64.75 fuel charge as well so that's 364.67. Let's just round it up to $417.24 to account for York exaggerating the savings.

The lesson to learn here is... Had I taken the $15,000 and set it aside, I could draw $83 a month from the account for 15 years and used it to offset the increase and been better off. Don't waste your money replacing windows or upgrading your heating units because you will NEVER see a noticeable difference. I welcome anyone from Dominion power to prove me wrong.

You will see a difference - but not in the heating or cooling (although I think you do see a minimal difference in heating and cooling). The real difference is when you go to sell your home. Home buyers hate the following things 1) dated kitchens, 2) dated bathrooms, 3) dated windows, and 4) dated HVAC.

If they see moisture in the sealed windows, they immediately think $10,000 in new windows. If they see an old furnace, they immediately think total HVAC swapout.

Gravis Wrote:
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> Luv_Dominion Wrote:
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> -----
> > What the heck is wrong with Dominion Power.
> They
> > charge these ridiculous rates.
> >
> > My bill Typically is around $180. I use on
> average
> > about 1600kW/hr
> >
> > can we do something about this company that is
> out
> > there robbing us.???
>
> it's called a monopoly due to non-compete
> agreements. welcome to the world of bullshit.


do not pass go, do not collect $200

ITRADE Wrote:
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> You will see a difference - but not in the heating
> or cooling (although I think you do see a minimal
> difference in heating and cooling). The real
> difference is when you go to sell your home. Home
> buyers hate the following things 1) dated
> kitchens, 2) dated bathrooms, 3) dated windows,
> and 4) dated HVAC.


+1 Can you believe people still have this hideous green in the bathroom and kitchen?


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http://methanross.blogspot.com/2010/01/complaint-response-to-letter-from.html

To "Funniest Blog on VA Power" That translation for us stupid motherfuckers was funny as shit! That's right.

Those assholes kicked me in the groin again. Fuck VA power

I've never had a $400 electric bill...til now.

I had a 250 dollar bill for a one bedroom apartment. fucking pissed and I don't even use that much electricity.