https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/portland-general-electric-pge-smart-thermostat-adjustment-07082024/
This normally wouldn't be worth a thread, but I am having finely aged crow for breakfast:
!nonchuds I am never taking your side again.
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Ohhhh the drama with PGE goes far deeper than this.
They proposed a 17% increase that started in Jan and it turns out it was an average increase and peak hours was actually raised by almost 30%. This started during our major icestorm and everyone woke up to 700 dollar bills just because they ran their heat during one of the worst winter storms in our history. PGE told everyone to not run their heat.
Now theyre proposing another big increase and doing stupid shit like this. The movement to make them a public utility is growing and will come to a head in the next couple of years.
Their ceo makes millions a year btw and gave themselves a huge pay bump in Jan while they were fricking all of us.
It's fun to watch!
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!commenters TEA TIME
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This is starting to happen all over and will happen throughout the country unless power companies get slapped hard. Imagine waking up to your local supplier saying "tee hee youll pay 30% more for your bill, sorry"
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This is why suburbanites have luxury fireplaces LMAO
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Why would you run the heat at night? Do you not own blankets?
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I keep my house the temperature I want because I'm not poor
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Only a poor thinks not saving money is a flex.
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