jsteele wrote:WGES is a competitive energy supplier. They can supply gas or electricity. If they provide electricity, the current still flows across PEPCO lines and PEPCO continues to bill you. PEPCO bills for a delivery fee or something along those lines, and then adds WGES's bill for the electricity. Purchasing electricity from WGES is cheaper than purchasing from PEPCO and you get a guaranteed price for the length of you contract (usually one or two years). This is totally separate from your gas bill. You can purchase gas from WGES or Washington Gas.

There are other competitive suppliers in addition to WGES. I recommend Clean Currents which is also cheaper than PEPCO but includes wind power offsets for the amount of your bill. So, while your electricity comes from the same place and your neighbor's, you contribute to increased wind-generated electricity.

Anonymous wrote:
I'm just curious about the statement that clean currents and WGES are cheaper than Pepco. IME, this can go back and forth over the life of a fixed price contract, and clean currents in particular was more expensive than pepco, but I haven't checked lately.

Anonymous wrote:Here is my question... if I've signed up for WGES through PEPCO, and am receiving a bill for both gas and electricity via PEPCO, why am I still getting a bill from Washington Gas? Shouldn't the start up of one service (WGES/PEPCO) automatically discontinue the services of the other (Washington Gas)?

Anonymous wrote:Can people provide an update to this thread? Are you currently happy with WGES? Have your bills been lower? There are some claims online that bills skyrocketed when WGES took over.