Xcel Energy
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Xcel energy installed a smart meter at my residence the first week of

Janaury.

On January 10th I received a bill for $159.00, my previous bill was $80,78

which I paid December 27th 2023.

This bill is 2 times higher than my previous bill!

I contacted customer service and after being on hold and talking to them for over 30 minutes they had no explanation for this error.

I checked my usage portal at showed 200kwh since the meter was changed.

They need to resolve this issue and improve their customer service!

After my wife and I separated she was in the family house. She was responsible for all her bills in the house including Xcel Energy. She bailed out on the house. I took over, the house and expenses. Soon after she bailed out I received the letter in the mail stating that there's no responsible party for this address. I assume she paid off her bill and took her name off the account . Sense that's the only way you can take your name off. I called set up the account in my name and received the first month's bill was $182 then the next month I received a bill for over $3,800. Now there's two account numbers on my bill one for her and one for me. I called and they told me she didn't pay it so now I have two. Because I'm now in the house. I just received a disconnection notice that they'll disconnect me unless I paid him 3,863 in the next week.

When trying to login to pay a bill Google comes up with at least ELEVEN links for login, NONE of which work efficiently and many don't apply. This has been a problem for at least two years. It took me over two weeks of chats and calls to change my personal information so that I could resume logging in. Their IT Manager, whom I suspect is a high school dropout, needs to be FIRED!

My husband and I had been receiving multiple bills after we had stopped living at our old place. I expressed to the customer care agent that even though the notice said it was final, we continue to keep getting billed and I was afraid of being billed again. I explained that I cannot see the old account in my account online anymore and I am worried that we will be billed again. The customer care agent referred me back to the bill and asked me to read what it said before proceeding to say I have to hang up because we have other people waiting and hang up. So I still don't know if we will get charged again for a place we don't live at. That was the most rude conversation I have ever experienced from customer care.

Is there any way I can have some reassurance that we won't get charged again?

Yes, I woke today to find a man outside should have my utilities when I asked what was going on he just said he could not turn them back on and he was extremely rude. He was not very nice. I begged him to leave the utilities on when I came inside to call Xcel energy before he left and he would not turn on the utilities will not wait for me to call on my bill. He will not wait for me to talk to somebody in customer service. I think that is rude. I think he should be fired and I would like him to be fired because that is a necessary action. He did not need to do that today that I want somebody to return my email or contact me on this matter because I’m very adamant that he fired. And furthermore, I’m disputing this bill and so I would really like him fired because he should’ve heard me out before just shutting off my utilities and I have six kittens in here that are dying of heat stroke. I live in a camper I am going to sue him if my kittens die.

I used less AC last billing period due to weather. Everything else I do is exactly the same. Single person household. Two loads of laundry a week. Dishwasher every 2-3 days. Oven off peak early morning. Showers same times. TV times and ceiling fans exactly the same. No other visitors. All chores done off peak, early morning before 11 am. And yet my bill for September shows higher usage than bill for August - all peaks higher. How is this possible?

- Xcel Energy consistently reports amount of energy my solar panels produce as 13% or more less than is reported by the solar manufacturer's software. On multiple occasions Xcel Customer Service personnel got very defensive when I sought guidance on reconciling the discrepancy while yelling at me about how good their meters are and I need call the manufacturer of the solar system.

- From 07-01-22 through 04-03-23 Xcel Energy gave us no credit for the energy that our solar panels produced, and charged us the full amount through Xcel. Even given the discrepancy as stated in the first item, with our solar panel production and carry-over of solar energy produced over and above usage, we should have only owed Xcel the base account fees. Over this time frame we paid Xcel over $1100 in bills that appear to be improperly calculated.

Ridiculous prices compared to anybody else in our area that has a different electric company people will start going broke trying to pay yalls outrageous prices! If we had the choice to change providers I promise nobody else in this county would go with yall! I keep my home 75 degrees keep my blinds closed don't turn on any lights until dark out & it does not help!

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On June 28, 2023 I Opted to start service at 2** **urch Dr, La Crosse WI 54**3, and on July 5, 2023 they disconnected the electric at the residence. When I called I explained that I own the house and I wanted to put the service in my name, they said they wont until I pay for someone else's bill that they had at another residence. They want me to pay $4000 for someone else's bill. They said if I send them a copy of my deed and a copy of my ID, so I did that today, and they said now I have to go without power for 2 or more days. This is absolutely unacceptable. I called billing services to ask if they received my information, and Brenda said the person she sent a service request for a supervisor to contact me wont be able to help me either. The customer service from 5 people has been a nightmare. Unhelpful. Uneducated. No solutions. Unsympathetic. Just a horrible business here in La Crosse Wisconsin. This is unethical. I'd like everyone who spoke to me today to be reviewed and have disciplinary action. The guy who disconnected my service just laughed in my face and said I should pay my bill and this wouldn't happen. Remind you that isn't my bill! I didn't get his name but they should have records if their doing their job correctly.

I am highly against this, why should this be charged to everyone? If you want to pay for this you should be asked whether you want to be charged for this or not.

You can opt in or opt out. You will be adding this cost to thousands of low income or elderly that can not afford this! I do not own an electric car nor do I have any plans to buy one, why do I have to pay for something I will never use!

Excel energy shut off power to our home. We submitted medical forms because my mother has stage 4 cancer. It was also documented that this is a medical emergency that power is restored right away. This happend on a Thursday. Doctors faxed the forms Thursday evening Friday comes no power talked with customer service they claimed to not get the forms. Doctor office faxed forms again 5 times to 2 fax numbers giving to us by excel. I myself also faxed the forms as well. Friday still no power. Saturday No power this is now a medical emergency also reported to excel. Excel claims they gave us the wrong fax number to fax forms again asap beings this is medical emergency

Faxed forms again to the other 2 fax numbers giving to us again by excel. Called again said they would note account that fax was sent again and power needed to be restored asap. Saturday night still no power mother again has stage 4 cancer and is undergoing chemo excel was informed about the the seriousness about the medical complications related to needed power back on. Called again they lady from customer service said there was nothing she could do that this matter should have been handled Friday. I asked to speak to supervisor she said there was no supervisors I asked to have the number to to on call department for emergencies and she said there was no on call for emergency she stated there was nothing she was able to do and I stated that the first fax was sent Thursday and tell keep telling us they didn't get the fax when we sent it to every number provided by them she was very rude and ended up hanging up on me. This is not right at all they have a person with stage 4 cancer with a serious medical condition that they know about and they have refused to restore power when the forms were faxed over and over and over. This has put my mom's life at risk and medical complications from lack of heat and power. On top of her medical issues we have 5 young children in the home.

A few months ago xcel was in my neighboorhood inspecting utility poles.

They dig a few feet down around pole to inspect. They dug around a pole in the southwest corner of my front yard and damaged my sprinler system which I discovered last week when i turned it on for the summer. My sprinkler contractor will be her May 25th to repair it. I would like xcel to reimburse me for the cost of repair

I have waited over two months already to get a solar meter installed. I have called numerous times no one ever answers the phone never. I have left voicemails. No one ever returned them back. I have emailed nobody has ever called back. Return calls email back nothing my solar company has said the same. I am so frustrated at this point I have an expensive solar array.. I am so frustrated at this point I have an expensive solar array on my roof and I’m literally waiting on one guy who does. 3 m a day.

Xcel energy is not an easy company to get the work done with ! Calling their 800 number is and trying to connect to the correct department is next to impossible, this being after getting disconnected how many times... We had solar panels installed and Xcel has 20 business days to get your meter changed, they did not show up on day 20, after calling I was told they don't have the paperwork and I need to call the solar company, called them and was assured Xcel has what they need, called back and was told to send an email, they don't transfer calls, 'are you kidding me?'... solar panels were installed 3 months ago and not being used because of the non-helpfullness of Xcel

Xcel sent me an email stating that they were going to change my meter to a smart meter in about one month. Expecting to have them contact me, I waited but didn't hear from them at all! Then out of the clear blue I get an email stating that they changed my meter to a smart meter with no notice to me at all! I have two no trespassing signs on the front of my house and at the back on the fence where you enter for access to the meter! So they entered my property like a thief in the night, (UNANNOUNCED) took it upon themselves to change my meter, (NO DOOR TAG THAT THEY WERE THEIR) The only way I knew was that they sent me an email that they were there! Then when I contacted them they tried to fast talk me into believing that because they own the equipment that they have the right to enter my property! They jerked me around for almost a month, I fought them tooth and nail to get it removed! They stalled me, lied to me that they didn't have a meter like the one they removed! My gate is now locked 24/7 and if they enter my property without notifying me I will call the police and will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. They are a bunch of weasels and are trying to pass these smart meters off to save you money, so guess what they double your bill instead! All the consumers need to do a class action suit against these ripoffs!

I am a 1 person home and I have an ALL ELECTRIC 2023 brand new 1400 sq foot manufactured home on a slab in Wyoming, mn 55092. So, new insulation, windows, walls roof etc.
My furnace is Intertherm/Nortek E7 series 240v 53,000 BTU electric furnace without an AC unit installed. I have 4 60 breakers (240) on the furnace and 2 60, 2 30 (180) breakers in my electrical box.
After having my electrical bills from the first day of service being way to high for my situation I have have run the gauntlet…. I have….

Called the manufacturer of my home
Called the manufactured home dealer that sold me the home
Called the manufacturer of my furnace, water heater, appliances etc
Google’d, researched, utube and got professional advice and knowledge from everyone in the HVAC and electrical fields
I have posted on many websites and FB asking about people with All electric homes and what their sage has been

I have gotten the billing statements and usage info from all my neighbors
Had numerous phone calls to Excel as well as had them swap my meter
SOOOO after all of that I knew something was wrong and decieded to read my meter myself and do the math according to my meter and my billing statement and this is what I found
I have taken videos of the meter outside……dec thru april
It takes 1 minute to make 1 rotation with all the normal stuff on and in use.

It takes 1 rotation every 3 seconds when the furnace kicks on and the furnace runs for 5.5 minutes once an hour with my thermostat set at 70 when it has been 31 average degrees outside.
The Excel digital smart meter shows 7.2 watts per rotation which equals.0072 KWH per rotation (and my meter is stating 1 rotation per minute without the furnace) Soo…
Math of my homes average usage and cost per month WITHOUT Furnace ………. (according to my meter)

(1 rotation per minute).0072 KWH per min x’s 60 minutes =’s.432 KWH per hour then.432 x 24 hours =’s 10.368 KWH per day then x’s 30 days =’s 311.04 KWH per month @ $0.12 per KWH total monthly bill would be $37.32
Math of my homes average usage and cost per month WITH ONLY Furnace ………. (according to my meter)
(1 rotation per 3 second/20 rotations per minute) 5 minutes once an hour x’s 24 hours =’s 2 hours total running time per day (in winter).0072 KWH x’s 20 rotations =’s.144 KWH per minute x’s 120 minutes per day =’s 17.28 KWH then 17.28 x’s 30 days =’s 518.40 KWH per month @ $0.12 per KWH total monthly bill would be $62.21per month

THEN add them together for a total of 829.44 KWH per month x’s $.12 =’s $99.53 AVERAGE monthly bill (before taxes and fees of course)
But my bill consistently says im using between 3000 KWH and 5000 KWH per month
THIS IS ALL BASED ON THE VIDEOS AND METER READINGS and PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN!
On a minute, hour, day monthly basis but my bill NEVER matches what my meter is saying!

Puc letter dated 5/1/2019, said archival records were used from a 7/1999 third party owner file. Merged accounts no longer in state ro records and Dora.gov hacked since 3/20/2020. Looping lots of quitclaims and homeowners policies in error or omissions or conspiracy, it was media reported you settled. The attorneys fired themselves and diverted in COVID’s dictatorship.