TTQ B4U Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 got one of those flyers I get every year.....has anyone switched to IGS from Columbia gas and what not? what are the pros and cons? there has to be a catch for better rates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 There may not be a catch. Especially if its one of those energy brokers. They buy energy in bulk units (amazing that they can sell units of something like that) and resell to you. Its possible that getting repairs might be a hassle or something because they may just be the "middle man." I know nothing about IGS specifically though. I just have a basic understanding of the energy trading industry. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I received one from the city of bexley today, what's the rate they stated in your flyer? I'm considering doing it, I need to check my current rate at Columbus Gas, but my dad said he did it last year and it saved him money and the only catch is that your locked in at that rate for the term, which in my paper said until the end of 2008, so basically a year. I'll post back my findings in a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 IGS Supplies the gas, Columbia still delivers it. For all repairs you still call columbia. Hell, your bill still comes from columbis, but under gas supplier, it says "IGS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 IGS is slightly more expensive in my case, but if columbia raises it just a tad, it would pay off. Its the gamble you take I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yeah, it would've saved me a whopping $.00605 per CCF, so i won't be switching, simply not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabu Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 the only catch is that some of these company's are very small companies and they sometimes go out of business, but all that happens is that you default back to Columbia Gas, and if you don't notice that on a bill you will see a higher than usual bill and wonder why so i guess there is no real catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks for the feedback. I'll check rates at both places after I make some calls today. IGS's rate is $.1059 per ccf through December 2008. Again, not sure how that compares. The reason I'm considering it is that gas doesn't appear to be headed downward anytime soon. More later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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