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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 02:34 PM
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So I finally get to close on my house on the 27th.... Its on the boarder of Desoto and Lancaster area.... What do you guys recommend as far as Companies for Electricity, gas and water?

I cant wait to get started.... Also any recommendation on setting up the garage floor?
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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Congrats buddy! We just bought a few months ago.
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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Congrats! You usually dont get to choose electricity, gas, and water. You may have choice on phone, cable and internet. In that case, I'd go with the best deal for the whole bundle.
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MavrikTA
Congrats buddy! We just bought a few months ago.
Thanks bud! Im excited to get in the house already... Not bad for our first house..... 2042 Sqft 2 car garage.... decent size backyard..... Fresh paint and Carpet!
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Congrats! You usually dont get to choose electricity, gas, and water. You may have choice on phone, cable and internet. In that case, I'd go with the best deal for the whole bundle.
Sweet!! I was just wondering because they told me to call around and try and get it setup for closing
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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I just txt my wife for info on electric. She goes to some online price comparo place and always finds RIDICULOUS low rates. Standby...
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Water is usually through the city or a water district. Gas, depends on whats out there. Usually just one choice if you have it.
Electricity, you get to choose. Just research the deals online. If you see low introductory costs, read further and see if they raise later. Many do.
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I have a guy calling me almost everyday from "green mountain" ? Has anyone heard of them? He claims to have me locked in at .08 a kw ?
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She said its powertochoose.com
She finds killer rates.
Like Greed said, water wont be your choice.
Gas, only if home is equipped.
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Just took a look at it... not a bad site bud!!! Thanks for the help.
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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It's actually www.powertochoose.org

You should be getting a rate around 6.0 cents per kWh. Look at the fixed plans.

For the garage floor, I recommend porcelain tile over any of the coatings.
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powertochoose is where it is at. At the time Amigo was the cheapest for my area on that site. 7.3 cents. No setup fee. 1 year agrement.
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Welcome. Good luck man!
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake Spoon
It's actually www.powertochoose.org

You should be getting a rate around 6.0 cents per kWh. Look at the fixed plans.

For the garage floor, I recommend porcelain tile over any of the coatings.
Don't waste your time or money on 'green' plans. Your electricity comes to you from your nearest power plant and not some wind farms in west Texas.
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I used ambit energy at my appartment and when I bought my house, I just kept them.i think my rate is .09, like others say you don't choose water.
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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i use green mountain. i got locked in at a low rate. less than .10. great customer service.
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Don't waste your time or money on 'green' plans. Your electricity comes to you from your nearest power plant and not some wind farms in west Texas.
Agreed 100%. Just a ploy to extract more money from global warming suckers.
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Thanks for your help... I think its between Reliant or Green Mountain
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Originally Posted by txh0tb0i972
Thanks for your help... I think its between Reliant or Green Mountain
Huh? Did you go to powertochoose.org? Neither Reliant or Green Mountain are anywhere close to having the best rate.
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Yes i did... Reliant in my area code is at .07 .... Plus its a bigger known company so i will feel alot better if i do decide to go that route.
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Originally Posted by txh0tb0i972
Yes i did... Reliant in my area code is at .07 .... Plus its a bigger known company so i will feel alot better if i do decide to go that route.
Use who you want, pay what makes you happy, but none of that matters when buying electricity. None of these companies own the infrastructure; they are simply buying electricity wholesale from someone like Centerpoint, then reselling to you at a marked up rate.
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