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Old 12-11-2015, 08:44 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by thinkxingu View Post
A question that has always stopped me from changing companies is what happens to the infrastructure if enough people move? Do these alternate companies contribute to the maintenance of the grid?

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They've separated out the generation charges and the grid charges. If you "change companies" it is only for the power generation charges, you still have to pay the company that owns the wires to your home transmission (grid) charges.
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