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eddie964 t1_ixyvs4g wrote

Reply to comment by djln491 in Protest at the state capital against the Eversource rate hike! Legislators will be present. (New Date) Call your state reps as well in advance and let them know how you feel! by Lilcoqui17

It's a good move. But it won't "send a message" to Eversource. Eversource does not make a penny if profit from supply rates and does not lose a penny if you switch suppliers. With regard to supply, it is just a pass-through. All of that money goes to third-party generators.

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djln491 t1_ixyzyun wrote

Interesting. I’m a little confused. So what exactly are we protesting then? If Eversource doesn’t make a penny, even if you choose them as a supplier- then what’s the point of protesting a rate hike?

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Uncle_Baconn t1_ixzj4nq wrote

>I’m a little confused. So what exactly are we protesting then?

Exactly the point, there is none. Save the protests for when the delivery rates go up like 2020. They aren't allowed to make a profit on supply costs by law. (IIRC)

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eddie964 t1_ixzlyyu wrote

If you want to protest about the high supply rates right now, I suggest you look into actually who is getting the money. The owners of the big natural gas generation plants in Connecticut (PSEG, for example) must be laughing their top hats and monacles off at all the public anger at Eversource over this.

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