Nickeled and Dimed to Death

[captpackrat]

Latest SDG&E bill:

Electric Energy: $39.55
DWR Bond Charge: 3.36
Transmission: 5.01
Distribution: 46.51
Public Purpose Programs: 4.59
Nuclear Decommissioning: .41
Trust Transfer Amount: 5.99
Competition Transition Charge: 5.95
Reliability Services: 7.99

Total Electric Costs: $119.36

WTF??? $40 worth of electricity, and $79 worth of fees? What the hell?

(And that's not counting "franchise fees" and taxes.)

Comments

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

That's one thing my dad hated about things -- he worked for Con Ed, and he would get so annoyed when people would complain about the electric, when so much of it was out of the control of the electic company.

Same with phone bills, one of the reasons I use VOIP. I don't feel like paying an MTA surcharge because I use a phone!