Subscribe for Daily Updates!
Energy ESCOJan 14, 2009


Has anyone had experience switching from Con Ed to an ESCO? Lower energy costs, locked in rates, no sales tax all sound attractive. Which company would you recommend?

Join the Conversation Comments (1)
Be careful with ESCOs - Anon Jan 14, 2009


I switched over once, to something I believe called ITC, just for my own apartment. The monthly bill went significantly up. Why? Because (and I don't remember the exact name and don't have a bill right in front of me) "transport charge" or "delivery charge" that Con Ed charges itself is lower than what it charges ESCOs.

So even though the rate per kilowatt hour was lower with the ESCO, the overall bill was higher.

Thank you for rating!

You have already rated this page, you can only rate it once!

Your rating has been changed, thanks for rating!

Introduce yourself to other members of Board Talk! Login below or register here.

Board Talk members who registered prior to March 9th, 2016 will need to reset their password.

Register

Forgot your password? Click here

> Join the conversation Comments (1)
Be careful with ESCO's - WAB Jan 14, 2009


We have not made a switch yet but have been working with a company called Tradition Energy who will put your building out to bid with a number of ESCO's. I've never heard of the "delivery charge" changing if you switch because Con Ed continues to bill you for the delivery charge after the switch, but it's definitely worth asking. Most savings are realized on the reduction in sales tax.

Thank you for rating!

You have already rated this page, you can only rate it once!

Your rating has been changed, thanks for rating!

Introduce yourself to other members of Board Talk! Login below or register here.

Board Talk members who registered prior to March 9th, 2016 will need to reset their password.

Register

Forgot your password? Click here

> Join the conversation

Introduce yourself to other members of Board Talk! Log in below or register here.

Board Talk members who registered prior to March 9th, 2016 will need to reset their password.

Introduce yourself to other members of Board Talk! Login below or register here.
Board Talk members who registered prior to March 9th, 2016 will need to reset their password.
Powered by eZ Publish™ CMS Open Source Web Content Management. Copyright © 1999-2014 eZ Systems AS (except where otherwise noted). All rights reserved.