Brokers: Direct Energy, Universal Power\nI am wondering if I should risk signing up for the contract or am I looking at large monthy electrical bills for the next few years??
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Yes, we up here in Ontario use nuclear energy to produce hydro (electricity to you Americans). If the USA would start building nuclear power plants and quite attacking other countries maybe you could could have enough power to run your country. Until then I guess you will just have to pay the prices that we sell it to you for.
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Your question is a little too general, but essentially most brokers would look at any sensible proposal.\n\nIf you are looking to list a business on a stock exchange, then you should be able to get a list of reputable brokers from that exchange.\n\nThe most important part of the process will be your business plan. You need to have a well thought-out and achievable plan if you want to be taken seriously.\n\nAll the best.\n\nCheers\nAlister\nhttp://www.marketscience.com.au
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I am not sure if you can buy a transformer from your local DNO but it is worth a try.\nAlternatively, you could ask for a quote for a packaged substation/transformer in GRP enclosure from companies like MEM. http://www.memonline.com and then contact your distribution network operator for connection costs/information. \n\nNot sure who your DNO would be but this is a useful website http://www.energylinx.co.uk/electricity_distribution_map.htm - click on your region to see if your postcode is listed. I think your DNO would be Seeboard or EDF. Check their websites for contact numbers. That might be a starting point.
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That type of business is legit.  Usually you pay them a % of the savings over a certain period of time.  Say they save you $1,000 a year for the next 3 years.  They charge you 30% or a total of $900 ($3000 * 30%).  It can be worth it if the savings are there.  They will try to get your assessed value reduced, which is based on comparible properties in your area.  Good luck.
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Excellent question - wasn't it just a year or so ago we were all being courted by as many as five alternative electricity suppliers?  Where are they now?
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Not knowing anything specific about Texas power and if power is more or less expensive than it is under Westar Energy (Kansas) -- I paid ~$30 a month for power in a 1 bedroom apartment a year ago, and I now pay $40-45 a month for power for a 1000 square-foot house now.  You can always reduce your power consumption by shifting over from incandescent bulbs to compact florescent bulbs.    Were I to shift over to these bulbs, I would probably expect to shave a couple of dollars off of my electricity every month, thus paying for the bulbs with their own savings.
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You can check with Better Business Bureau, A Dunn & Brad Street report( can be costly), check with the losal district attornety offices for previous complaints, check where you live & where they are located. Then write to the state where they are incorporated to check on complaints with the state department, Then try to check on their credit rating with something like Standard & Poors, call a few brokers if they are listed & see how they rate.\nIf you got to put out alot, don't, if they offer a sweeter pot after you sign up, such as personal traing for the very special, only another $500; run & cut your losses. Some look good, but leave out a few things the first round. Something vital like how to generate customers. Its a rip off even though they might like like gold to the rest of the world.
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To be competely honest, I just looked at this site.....I think that you would be better off just joining Pay Pal if you wanted.  They have more of a reputable site...and have plenty of backup.  Hope that this helps.
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owner's expense. If they are not willing to pay anything above the average electric bill you usually pay, then take them to small claims. Also, if the electricity is constantly being knocked out due to their work, then send a notified letter to the owner stating that they need to either find alternative power source or provide you with alternative housing during the construction period because the constant knocking out of power is a breach of contract. If they fail to resolve this issue in a reasonable time frame, and you feel the power outage is really affecting the ability to have quiet enjoyment of the place, get a hotel room that is similar or less than what you currently have and deduct that from the rent. Explain that you will do this in the certified letter.\n\nBy the way, I am not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV. \n\nRegards
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Write a letter to the editor of the paper, call the company to ask what the charges are and why they are there, keep asking until you understand. \n\nCheck into converting to solar energy (which is expensive to set up but cleaner and a great green alternative.) You can have an alternative to using a ton of electricity!\n\nOther than that, going Amish is the only other choice that I know of.
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u shud better ask ur broker for that...coz such type of SW require special priviliges from SEBI.
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Some maybe many of the brokers that you talk with are in the business of selling stock. They have things they want to peddle. So it can be a disadvantage to your well being to follow their advice. Many of the on line brokers do have representatives that you can talk with. The two that I deal with do. TD Waterhouse and Fidelity. They will charge you a higher commission to talk to a broker (order taker in this case).  I am sure there are good, knowledgable brokers out there but your chances of finding one are not real good. The good brokers have a customer base that trades millions of dollars at a time. They are not particularly interested in nickle dime trade. \n\nPerhaps to start you might think about a no load mutul fund. Go to Yahoo Finance and use their tools to find funds that have a high Morningstar rating, at least a 4 star and expenses of not more than 1.5% That strategy will minimize your risks, but not eliminate them. Back in 2000-2, most funds lost money, some a lot of money. But they did not loose as much as those folks that invested in Enron or Delta or United. \n\nThe trick to minimizing risk is to diversify, not only among companies buy also across political boundaries. However, the more diversified one is the closer to the market norm will be ones returns. For that reason index funds have become the current rage. The theory being that it is too difficult to beat the market. 70% of mutual funds do not beat the market. \n\nThough I do have mutual funds, I prefer to take my chances on being able to pick the best companies to invest in myself. Sometimes I make good picks. Other times they are disasters. But I have only myself to blame. I like it like that. \n\nSorry about the misspelled words. Spell checker does not seem to be working at the moment.
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Not too bad, have found that in the long run, BT is the safest bet though. Not the cheapest, but certainly the best service and the most reliable support...shop around and play them all up against each other, there is very little in it. Look out for additional charges for broadband usage over and above your agreed limit. My account with BT is a set fee of £x.00 a month, some of them will give you a base rate and then charge in addition to that base rate...
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I would make a deal with privately owned gasoline staions to allow you to advertise your brochures at his staion for a flat rate..\nlike 39.00 per month you would be suprise how easy it is to do this...
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I currently live in Lexington and I must say, its an amazing place. We have great DSL and prices range here. Kentucky electricity isnt too expensive. You can store your furnature in a storage tube or case or something.. i know the have 'em here. You would absolutly love it here, its beautiful and kid-friendly, seeing that i have kids!
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Sounds good to me.  Very proficient.  You have had all inspection and no variance was needed.  The only thing I can think is the uitility hook ups.  The pre-constructed house will have all the hook up but can services such as cable, electric, gas, telephone,etc.  I am sure.  Now, it's just time for them to come and assemble.
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There is not enough wind power being generated for everyone who might want to buy it. And I would be suspicious too. How do you really KNOW that all your electricity comes from wind? Just because the electric company says it does? And you believe them? Wind power is just put on the power grid with all the other electricity, so it is all mixed up. You are depending on accountants at your power company to correctly calculate, second by second, that all the power from wind entering the network equals or exceeds all the power being used by customers paying extra to get wind power. I am not sure I trust them to do that.