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Alabama Power is hands-down
Posted on 8/29/24 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 8/29/24 at 8:26 pm
the worst power provider I have ever had.
I'd be ashamed to tell anyone if I worked for those sons of bitches.
I'd be ashamed to tell anyone if I worked for those sons of bitches.
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 9:50 pm to Crimson Wraith
Govt monopolies will do that.
Posted on 8/29/24 at 11:09 pm to Crimson Wraith
I don't think I've ever had a problem with them.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 6:42 am to Evolved Simian
OP is correct.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 7:14 am to RollTide4Ever
quote:Kinda hard to avoid having a private company with a natural monopoly in power generation and grid maintenance. The only real alternative is to have the government do it, a la TVA.
Govt monopolies will do that.
At least Alabama has a strong and independent Public Service Commission that totally isn't in Southern Company's back pocket, right?
This post was edited on 8/30/24 at 7:48 am
Posted on 8/30/24 at 7:24 am to Chuck Barris
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At least Alabama has a strong and independent Public Service Commission that totally isn't in Southern Company's back pocket, right?
Posted on 8/30/24 at 7:56 am to Chuck Barris
NYC in latest 1800s had at least a dozen utility companies. Progressive movement consolidated these. Lubbock (TX) has two of them incidentally.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 9:34 am to Crimson Wraith
I thought the same until I moved to Georgia...
Posted on 8/30/24 at 10:11 am to Crimson Wraith
Do you live in the same neighborhood as Gmac? he was talking about a power outage last evening? Not sure what the reason for the problem, but he said it wasnt the power company's fault.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 10:40 am to Chuck Barris
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Public Service Commission
If you have ever voted for Twinkle, you are a bad person.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 3:53 pm to Crimson Wraith
Evidently you've never had TVA
Posted on 8/30/24 at 4:51 pm to Crimson Wraith
We don't have issues with them. Where are you located?
Posted on 8/30/24 at 4:54 pm to PuertoRicanBlaze
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I thought the same until I moved to Georgia...
If you have Georgia Power, which is almost the entire state, it's the same company.
Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power are all part of Southern Company.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 5:24 pm to bamafan1953
They stink.
This post was edited on 8/30/24 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 8/30/24 at 5:58 pm to Crimson Wraith
Miller Steam Plant has four 650 megawatt B&W Boilers. I don’t know about now , but 25yrs ago each boiler profited $1.3 million a day, that’s after paying all the cost.
$1.3 million of clear profit everyday 24/7 365, except when APCO shutdown to do maintenance when needed. And then you had Gorgas, Wilsonville and few more making power
Money was no object for Southern Company at one time, but they also made some major mistakes that cost them enormous amounts of money is the last 15yrs.
$1.3 million of clear profit everyday 24/7 365, except when APCO shutdown to do maintenance when needed. And then you had Gorgas, Wilsonville and few more making power
Money was no object for Southern Company at one time, but they also made some major mistakes that cost them enormous amounts of money is the last 15yrs.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 6:22 pm to RollTide4Ever
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Govt monopolies will do that.
Not a government monopoly. Private company part of Southern Companies.The Alabama Public Service Commission is deep in their pockets which is why they keep getting rate increases while posting record profits.
TVA is a public entity and their rates are much lower.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 6:23 pm to Chuck Barris
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At least Alabama has a strong and independent Public Service Commission that totally isn't in Southern Company's back pocket, right?
You are obviously being facetious
Posted on 8/30/24 at 10:58 pm to Bama54
Southern Company has made over a billion in profits in each of the first two quarters this year. 
Posted on 8/30/24 at 11:08 pm to RollTide4Ever
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NYC in latest 1800s had at least a dozen utility companies. Progressive movement consolidated these. Lubbock (TX) has two of them incidentally.
There are many options in Texas. All were more expensive than what I paid when I lived in Alabama, and the electrical grid nearly fails any time it's under significant demand.
Posted on 9/1/24 at 9:48 am to Crimson Wraith
Entergy aka Louisiana Power & Light is an embarrassment as well. The linemen and CSRs are good people to deal with but the administration is as incompetent and clueless as you will find in a company.
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