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Kinarone June 28, 2011

I hope this saves you making the same mistake

I hope this saves you making the same mistake. IGS Energy called in June when I was heating my pool with a therm rate of $1.3999 compared to my local company, NIPSCO's, rate of $1.85. No extra fees, no cancellation cost, no service charge, no contract, I figured I could keep an eye on it & save a little money. They told me in December they would send a letter notifying me of the current rate & I could decide then if I wanted to stay with them or cancel. End of December I realized I hadn't heard from IGS. I called NIPSCO 1st and the therm rate was $1.08. I called IGS and they proudly told me their therm rate was .95. I cancelled my service. I knew I had made a big mistake. Who knows how long the rate had been going down and if I had stayed with NIPSCO I would have been charged the going rate. Here is where they get you. They announce your current rate could be in effect for up to 2 billing cycles. Meaning if I chose their lower rate or cancelled I was going to be charged 2 more months at $1.3999 a therm. IGS hides behind the phrase 'it is the utilitiy companies policy not ours that it takes 2 months.' That is interesting to me since I have rental units & that day I can have a service switched into my name or a tenants name & billing starts from that point on. I knew I was dealing with the wrong end of the snake. I hung up on IGS and called NIPSCO. After honestly explaining to them I had made a mistake I asked if I could have my account cancelled and reopened with a new account number. NIPSCO warned me if I signed a contract with IGS there could be a penalty. Sinced I had signed nothing I was sure I wouldn't be charged. I also had cancellation numbers for both accounts. I suspect being paid the penalty is part of IGS's business plan. I am adult I take responsibility for this bad decision. All I can do from here is try to get the information out to others & any/all government agencies.

Pow0807 February 24, 2009

Gas Billing

I kept calling for the last 4 months or more inquiring why my gas bill was so high and they kept informing me that they are lower and guaranteed lower than NICOR GAS. After a few months and I am still struggling to understand why I was getting billed this much so I researched the internet if there were any complaints against them. I then found out that they charge me $.39 on every therm usage on top of what I am already paying for. I then called them and told them what I found out and for the first time, a guy named Cory told me (after all 4 months or more of calling) that I am no longer in a plan therefore is being charge the additional $.39 I told them I never received anything stating the additional charge else I would have dropped them right away. I kept getting Cory each time I called and being told that it is not their fault that I did not get the mail, that I should blame the postal office and complain to them. I informed them that if the consumer was not informed of the rate change, it would be considered bait and switch. I was then told there is nothing he can do for me. I then asked for a manager and was told, there is no one available at the time and I should just call back next week. Even if the manager is there, there will be no adjustment done. For some reason, he made it sound there was nothing I can do even if I did not get any notification that it is how I am being charge. The bill is not even broken down at all to show the surcharge. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you can provide as $1000 in gas bills for 2 months if more than I can afford. See this link for my complaint.

https://columbus.ebindr.com/complaint/view/70056136/c/34su9c#

Here is another link as well to see other complaints and where I found out about their surcharge of $.39 for each therm usage that I was not aware of.

http://www.topix.com/forum/detroit/TU3J6C1M272HTK1UT