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itssonotjacky t1_j57pzd3 wrote

My apartment complex in Southbridge notified us on Wednesday that we could reach out to Quest Energy Solutions out of Worcester. They are a broker who negotiates with National Grid to deliver electricity to central mass residents at a much lower rate. We were able to get our cost down to $0.1625 per kWH. Our previous rate was $0.3381 per kWh, and that did not include the 8 fees tacked onto our bill.

They were very easy to work with and I recommend reaching out to them

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twistedredd t1_j59mfwo wrote

as a broker, what did they charge, or get for this service?

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Brass_and_Frass t1_j59pwvu wrote

How long is that rate good for? I keep hearing horror stories about energy suppliers taking advantage of people by signing them up at a lower rate, but that they raise their rates after an introductory period. One woman was paying 48¢/kWh and didn’t even really know any better because she’d been paying that for a few years.

Just be careful and really read contracts, that’s all I’m saying.

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dupattaluella OP t1_j5a0v6e wrote

I checked out some others from a link someone else provided. It seems like they get you with the auto renewal of the contract. Many contracts are a fixed price for the life of the contract, then variable pricing after the initial contract expires. So, if you have a 9 month contract at $.16/kwh, once the 9 months is up, they can charge you anything and change whenever they want.

I might still look into this, but I'll be calling them and having them send me a copy of the contract before signing up. I'd want to know how far in advance I have to say I don't want to renew, so I know if I'll end up screwed or not.

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itssonotjacky t1_j5a1gml wrote

The contract they gave us is on 36 month terms with a clause that says there is no fee or repercussions for canceling early, and we are leaving this apartment in 5 months anyway so I didn’t really look into that much.

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dupattaluella OP t1_j5a1vx5 wrote

Is there a termination fee? I saw a few that had no cancelation fee but did have an early termination fee if you tried to get out of the contract early.

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itssonotjacky t1_j5a242b wrote

There is a section of the contract titled “applicable contract fees” and the only thing written in that section is “there are no termination fees associated with this agreement”

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