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dreamshark) wrote2018-01-23 01:46 pm
dreamshark) wrote2018-01-23 01:46 pm
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Got my first Sunshare Credit!
Way back in June 2016 a guy came to the door selling shares in a Community Solar Garden. I've heard about these before and was already interested - otherwise I wouldn't have let him in. But it did sound pretty good. Save money and do good for environment at the same time. Somebody else is paying to build the solar farms (including government subsidies, I believe) so there was no charge up front to consumers. But they had to have people signed up before they could start building the solar installations.
16-18 months went by. I got a packet in the mail, but nothing changed on my electric bill.
Until today. I went online to look at my Xcel bill and it was $137. Now most of you are probably saying, "Whoa! That's a huge bill! You got scammed." But you don't know our electric bill. (Think about it, if you have been to our house, or even driven past it). Our usual bill this time of year is close to $200. And sure enough, this one was $197... before the $61 Sunshare credit was deducted. Zowie!
16-18 months went by. I got a packet in the mail, but nothing changed on my electric bill.
Until today. I went online to look at my Xcel bill and it was $137. Now most of you are probably saying, "Whoa! That's a huge bill! You got scammed." But you don't know our electric bill. (Think about it, if you have been to our house, or even driven past it). Our usual bill this time of year is close to $200. And sure enough, this one was $197... before the $61 Sunshare credit was deducted. Zowie!