Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) entice consumers to switch suppkliers from your local utility because they will save you money.
I have 2 utility accounts in my house - one billed by Con Edison and the other by Gateway Energy. In the past year, Gateway Energy's supply charges have been higher than Con Edison every month. and by as much as 80% higher.
Gateway is an absolute consumer rip off and their supply charges have cost me over $500 more than Iit would have cost under Con Edison. For example, for the May 8th bill, Con Edison's supply charges werwe 7.9190 cents per kwh, while Gateway's charge was 15.3232 cents per kwh - almost double of Con Edison.
Beware of the ESCO's sales pitches of guaranteed savings. Make them show you their monthly supply rates per kwh versus your local utility and make them put their guarantee in writing!
Dishonest billing practices. This company will offer a low rate to start then change to a ridulously high rate. If you call them to to switch back to a lower rate, it will take them months to do this. All the while you are paying double what you would have if you had stayed with your regular utility.
Watch out for Gateway's variable gas plans. I switched off a fixed rate plan when mine expired because the renewal rates seemed high. They mailed out a letter saying their variable rates were "highly competitive." Maybe for the first month or so. BEWARE!
After the first mont, I watched my rates jump as we entered the summer and natural gas rates dropped. I finally called to cancel as I was being charged $1.06/therm (fixed plans were going for $.59/therm). After I cancelled, I was told it would take 60 days. My next bill saw my rate jump to $1.47/therm!!. I called RG&E (my distributor) who was charging $.44/therm for a variable rate at the same time!!
After arguing with the company and two different employees, none of them would discuss the "highly competitive" letter I still had from the Spring or whether anyone else in my neighborhood was being charged $1.47. The PSC said they can't regulate variable rates companies charge. Big help they were. So essentiallly, you cancel, they take their sweet time switching you out and charge you whatever they feel like it. Do yourself a favor and stick with the major utility companies. The rest of them are scam artists.
Gateway Energy Services Corporation Reviews
Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) entice consumers to switch suppkliers from your local utility because they will save you money.
I have 2 utility accounts in my house - one billed by Con Edison and the other by Gateway Energy. In the past year, Gateway Energy's supply charges have been higher than Con Edison every month. and by as much as 80% higher.
Gateway is an absolute consumer rip off and their supply charges have cost me over $500 more than Iit would have cost under Con Edison. For example, for the May 8th bill, Con Edison's supply charges werwe 7.9190 cents per kwh, while Gateway's charge was 15.3232 cents per kwh - almost double of Con Edison.
Beware of the ESCO's sales pitches of guaranteed savings. Make them show you their monthly supply rates per kwh versus your local utility and make them put their guarantee in writing!
Dishonest billing practices. This company will offer a low rate to start then change to a ridulously high rate. If you call them to to switch back to a lower rate, it will take them months to do this. All the while you are paying double what you would have if you had stayed with your regular utility.
Watch out for Gateway's variable gas plans. I switched off a fixed rate plan when mine expired because the renewal rates seemed high. They mailed out a letter saying their variable rates were "highly competitive." Maybe for the first month or so. BEWARE!
After the first mont, I watched my rates jump as we entered the summer and natural gas rates dropped. I finally called to cancel as I was being charged $1.06/therm (fixed plans were going for $.59/therm). After I cancelled, I was told it would take 60 days. My next bill saw my rate jump to $1.47/therm!!. I called RG&E (my distributor) who was charging $.44/therm for a variable rate at the same time!!
After arguing with the company and two different employees, none of them would discuss the "highly competitive" letter I still had from the Spring or whether anyone else in my neighborhood was being charged $1.47. The PSC said they can't regulate variable rates companies charge. Big help they were. So essentiallly, you cancel, they take their sweet time switching you out and charge you whatever they feel like it. Do yourself a favor and stick with the major utility companies. The rest of them are scam artists.