Electric rates are a heavy tax on Wisconsin industries
What’s the number one issue for most business owners, politicians and homeowners; it’s the economy…right!
So the cost of basic services (water, sewer, electricity, etc.) is sometimes considered a tax. If so, it’s a tax that industry and homeowners can reduce given the choice.
In Illinois, the Illinois Customer Choice program has saved its business and residents $75 BILLION; http://realgyenergyservices.com/competition-work-tune-37-billion/
The savings are calculated by comparing what the monopoly’s default service costs compared to what consumers paid to energy suppliers offering supply service. By any objective analysis; a great success.
Wisconsin does not have a customer choice program. Which means that the utility retains a monopoly on supplying electricity. The result; Wisconsin pays about 25% more than surrounding states.
Wisconsin’s electric rates are projected to increase 4.2% over the next 3 years.
Competition for supply lowers costs and provides cleaner power. This has been proven by the states where customer choice has been offered.
Wisconsin may get customer choice if the regulators and politicians listen to their constituents.
Realgy Energy Services is a registered Retail Energy Marketer in the states of Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. We offer Service Plans that will provide electric and natural gas at wholesale pricing direct to customers without any utility markup. Our Service Plans work with the local utility to provide seamless service and annual energy savings. Service Plans include Guaranteed SavingsTM, ManagedPriceTM, ManagedGreenTM and Index, Fixed pricing.
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