Just did the math on my meter and it blew my mind

Was looking at my meter yesterday after a job in Phoenix. Realized the utility company charges a 5% 'adjustment fee' on the demand side. Been doing this 12 years and never caught that. Checked my last 3 bills and it added up to $47 a month extra. How many of you have actually looked past the total and read the fine print on your own bill?

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the_shane10d ago

Pull up the tariff sheet from your state utility commission website. That 5% demand side charge is usually buried in there but it's 100% negotiable if you can prove your peak load is consistent. I found a similar clause in my own contract and got it reduced to 2% after showing them 2 years of data.

thomas_johnson3517d agoMost Upvoted

Damn that's wild lmao. 5% adjustment fee on the demand side is sneaky as hell, can't believe they just tuck that in there like nobody's gonna notice. 47 bucks a month extra adds up real quick over a year, that's like a whole payment on something.

taylor_moore17d ago

@thomas_johnson35 that 5% demand fee is a real kick in the teeth... $47 a month is like losing a car payment every year. I'm with you, it's way too easy to just glance at the total and move on.