There are these assholes that pose as your utility company representative that come to your place telling you that rates are going up and if you would like to lock in a low rate. They are not affiliated with the utility company and they want you to sign up on the spot so you can’t read the terms.
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Essentially you transfer the billing over to them and they charge you some insane amount for the same service that’s still provided by your utility company while taking a massive cut for themselves. The worst part is they target seniors and immigrants who don’t know better.