re: Entergy Louisiana bills going up. Increases of $7/month on average for all customers.

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Do you realize you're not charged when the power is out?

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Here's a fun experiment: Shut off your power for a month and see if you have a $0 bill. Your usage is only part of what you pay. People on this forum have direct experience with this exact issue.

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Do you realize you're not charged when the power is out??? A house consuming no kWh doesn't meter any electricity usage.

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Well when my natural gas generator kicks on when there is no power coming in I am consuming/spending money on fuel probably two to three times more than what Entergy charges.


One proposal I sort of liked was Entergy was looking to install massive natural gas generators at stores and places of business as a lease exchange program. The way it would work Entergy needs more power for the grid, your generator kicks on supplying more power to the grid. As a business, you get different lease options to spread the cost of the installation and acquisition of the generator over several years. A meter would monitor the starts for blackouts and grid needs. Entergy would pay for the natural gas used when used as a grid back up like solar power reducing the out of pocket costs to the business owner.