Electrical District #3 OUTRAGEOUS CHARGES! NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU TO KEEP YOUR ELECTRIC ON! Maricopa Arizona

 So first off you are told that your rates are going to be higher, and seemed shocked when you move and your bill hits $300.  Well first off just doing a quick search I will take your "higher" rates any day.  According to their updated schedule you are paying $0.0915/kWh.  To give you a comparison..where I am I am paying $0.013/kWh but it can increase up to $0.31/kWh depending on how much electricity I use.  So let's see 9 Cents vs. 13+ Cents..yea you sure seem to be getting Ripped Off.

Of course since we have no idea where you are coming from, or the exact situation who knows if the rates are actually higher or you are just using more electricity.  After all even though you are keeping your house at 80 degrees..that is still 30-35 degrees cooler than it is outside.   Perhaps this house has worse insulation or is situated in such a way that causes the A/C to be no more.  Perhaps you have an older A/C Unit, one just 10-15 years old could use as much as 25% more electicity than a newer model.   

But then we get to the real issue.  You are late and upset at them that they won't let you basically pay what you want when you want.  Well here is the facts..they are not Charities they beleive it or not are a business.  It doesn't matter what utiity you go to..yes even the utility in the next city you move to would treat you the same way. 

Oh and as for your Reconnect fee and Deposit.  You are getting off easy compared to other utilities.  You can read many reports where people have been required to put down a several hundred dollar deposit for just being late.  Yet you are complaining about a $50 deposit after being disconnected?  Oh and one final thing on this..because of your payment history with this utility, expect your next utility to require a substantial deposit before they will even start up service for you.

 Here's a question for you..why would a utility be obligated in any way to forgive late payments because of any or all of your "situations?"

If you (or anyone else) doesn't pay their bill others will ultimately have to make up the difference so the company remains profitable and in business.  They are NOT a non-profit organization.  Call Obama about it, he is heavily into socialism (those that have paying for those who can't/won't).

I positively assure you, any other utility will operate exactly the same way.  It would be impossible to administer accounts by noting every customers medical, financial, or other "circumstances." Sorry for your hard times, but that's as far as that goes, I don't want to pay ANY of what you don't pay.