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lithium  
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 More options Aug 19 2012, 5:51 pm
From: lithium <oswal...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:51:26 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sun, Aug 19 2012 5:51 pm
Subject: Estimated bill

For June, I received an apparently estimated bill. It was marked "actual"
but the wattspot showed the exact same usage for every weekday and
similarly for every weekend. Clearly they invented those numbers based on
some unrealistic formula.

When I got my July bill I expected that they would have gotten the June
data with the July meter read. Apparently that didn't happen as my June
bill was not adjusted, though the July bill was correct.

Unfortunately the estimated bill showed about twice as much usage as I
would expect, and much of it at expensive times of the day. The bill is
about 80% higher than it should be. Does anyone know if there is any
recourse for getting this bill adjusted?

I tried calling ComEd, and after being bounced between ComEd customer
service and the Wattspot number I didn't seem to get anywhere. ComEd reps
claim to know nothing about RRTP, and the Wattspot people claim to know
nothing about billing issues. ComEd promised to have my bill reviewed and
send a new one within two weeks. I was promised this twice and have not
received a new bill. At this point I've mostly given up and paid the bill
as I don't have enough wireless minutes to keep calling ComEd.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with estimated bills on RRTP?


 
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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 773} Estimated bill" by mich...@michaelgnicholas.org
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 More options Aug 19 2012, 7:34 pm
From: mich...@michaelgnicholas.org
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:34:24 +0000 (UTC)
Local: Sun, Aug 19 2012 7:34 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 773} Estimated bill
Yes, several of my winter bills have been estimated over the years.
A couple months later they correct it.

I've had the same experience with Nicor in the winter. They way over-estimate November - March usage. Then, I finally get an Actual reading and owe nothing all summer as the credit balance dwindles down.

Also, when I first signed up for RRTP, there were some problems getting the service switched over.  It eventually got straightened out.  I suspect the meter reader didn't have the new reader.

Aug 19, 2012 05:51:29 PM, comed-rrtp@googlegroups.com wrote:
For June, I received an apparently estimated bill. It was marked "actual" but the wattspot showed the exact same usage for every weekday and similarly for every weekend. Clearly they invented those numbers based on some unrealistic formula.

>When I got my July bill I expected that they would have gotten the June data with the July meter read. Apparently that didn  't happen as my June bill was not adjusted, though the July bill was correct.
>Unfortunately the estimated bill showed about twice as much usage as I would expect, and much of it at expensive times of the day. The bill is about 80% higher than it should be. Does anyone know if there is any recourse for getting this bill adjusted?
>I tried calling ComEd, and after being bounced between ComEd customer service and the Wattspot number I didn  't seem to get anywhere. ComEd reps claim to know nothing about RRTP, and the Wattspot people claim to know nothing about billing issues. ComEd promised to have my bill reviewed and send a new one within two weeks. I was promised this twice and have not received a new bill. At this point I  've mostly given up and paid the bill as I don  't have enough wireless minutes to keep calling ComEd.
>Has anyone else had a similar experience with estimated bills on RRTP?

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Kristy Moore  
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 More options Aug 20 2012, 12:01 pm
From: Kristy Moore <kristy.ann.mo...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:01:47 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 12:01 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 773} Estimated bill

I thought that part of what the smart meter did was eliminate the need to
have a technician come out and physically read the meter!  What is the
point of having a meter that is hooked up to transmit signals back and
forth to ComEd if they are still sending a guy to trample through my garden
to read the meter every month?


 
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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 775} Estimated bill" by Mark Beckstrom
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 More options Aug 20 2012, 1:02 pm
From: Mark Beckstrom <markbeckst...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:52 -0700
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 1:02 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 775} Estimated bill

I believe we have RTTP meters, not Smart meters. Two different meters.
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From: Greg Busch <gregory.k.bu...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:32:42 -0500
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 2:32 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 775} Estimated bill

That's right, Mark.  RRTP meters, like smart meters, record hourly  
usage and demand.  But, unlike smart meters, they do not have the  
capability to transmit those data back to ComEd, and, instead, must be  
manually read.

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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 776} Estimated bill" by Chris dePaola
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 More options Aug 20 2012, 2:42 pm
From: Chris dePaola <chrisdepa...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:42:28 -0500
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 2:42 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 776} Estimated bill

And as usual Illinois is behind when it comes to tech.

Chris dePaola
Sent from my iPhone

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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 777} Estimated bill" by Mark Beckstrom
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 More options Aug 20 2012, 4:57 pm
From: Mark Beckstrom <markbeckst...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:57:20 -0700
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 4:57 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 777} Estimated bill

Illinois just passed a law that allows ComEd to build out a "Smart Grid".
Once done I think all will be on smart meters.
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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 778} Estimated bill" by Chris dePaola
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 More options Aug 20 2012, 7:07 pm
From: Chris dePaola <chrisdepa...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:07:07 -0500
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 7:07 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 778} Estimated bill

10 years behind...  Cracks me up that a law had to be passed.

Chris dePaola
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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 779} Estimated bill" by Mark Beckstrom
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 More options Aug 20 2012, 7:09 pm
From: Mark Beckstrom <markbeckst...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:09:22 -0700
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 7:09 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 779} Estimated bill

Politics, ComEd had been asking but state only just approved.  Governor
opposed.
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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 780} Estimated bill" by David Carlson
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 More options Aug 20 2012, 7:20 pm
From: David Carlson <dav...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:20:19 -0500
Local: Mon, Aug 20 2012 7:20 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 780} Estimated bill

ComEd could have done this at anytime they wanted.  The law was passed to
allow ComEd to do it and charge the customers the rate.

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lithium  
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 More options Oct 28 2012, 2:10 pm
From: lithium <oswal...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:10:41 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sun, Oct 28 2012 2:10 pm
Subject: Re: Estimated bill

June was re-estimated to something more reasonable but never updated with
actual data. July and August were correct, but then September was estimated
(high) again. Now I've got the October bill which is correct for October,
but nothing new for September. It seems as though the problem with RRTP is
if they miss a reading they lose the data. That puts me at risk of getting
a high capacity charge based on estimated usage (especially with the June
and September readings missing).

Does anyone know of a secret customer service number to call for reps who
actually know what RRTP is and are able to help with billing issues?


 
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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 799} Re: Estimated bill" by Sheila Wyeth
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 More options Oct 29 2012, 3:43 pm
From: Sheila Wyeth <sawy...@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:43:30 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, Oct 29 2012 3:43 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 799} Re: Estimated bill

I have never had an estimated bill and we've been with RRTP for over 5 years.  Have you tried this number?  1-877-WATTSPOT

 
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 From: lithium <oswal...@gmail.com>
To: comed-rrtp@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 1:10 PM
Subject: {ComEd RRTP 799} Re: Estimated bill

June was re-estimated to something more reasonable but never updated with actual data. July and August were correct, but then September was estimated (high) again. Now I've got the October bill which is correct for October, but nothing new for September. It seems as though the problem with RRTP is if they miss a reading they lose the data. That puts me at risk of getting a high capacity charge based on estimated usage (especially with the June and September readings missing).

Does anyone know of a secret customer service number to call for reps who actually know what RRTP is and are able to help with billing issues?

On Sunday, August 19, 2012 4:51:26 PM UTC-5, lithium wrote:

For June, I received an apparently estimated bill. It was marked "actual" but the wattspot showed the exact same usage for every weekday and similarly for every weekend. Clearly they invented those numbers based on some unrealistic formula.

>When I got my July bill I expected that they would have gotten the June data with the July meter read. Apparently that didn't happen as my June bill was not adjusted, though the July bill was correct.

>Unfortunately the estimated bill showed about twice as much usage as I would expect, and much of it at expensive times of the day. The bill is about 80% higher than it should be. Does anyone know if there is any recourse for getting this bill adjusted?

>I tried calling ComEd, and after being bounced between ComEd customer service and the Wattspot number I didn't seem to get anywhere. ComEd reps claim to know nothing about RRTP, and the Wattspot people claim to know nothing about billing issues. ComEd promised to have my bill reviewed and send a new one within two weeks. I was promised this twice and have not received a new bill. At this point I've mostly given up and paid the bill as I don't have enough wireless minutes to keep calling ComEd.

>Has anyone else had a similar experience with estimated bills on RRTP?

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mich...@michaelgnicholas.org  
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 More options Oct 29 2012, 4:03 pm
From: mich...@michaelgnicholas.org
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:03:18 +0000 (UTC)
Local: Mon, Oct 29 2012 4:03 pm
Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 799} Re: Estimated bill

I've had several estimated bills, especially during winter when the snow is 5 feet deep.
Somehow they get the hourly usage updated a month or two later, so the meter must be able to store more than a month's usage.

Note that with these meter's we will never get "real-time" usage.  We get "month-later" usage.

Oct 29, 2012 03:43:33 PM, comed-rrtp@googlegroups.com wrote:
I have never had an estimated bill and we  've been with RRTP for over 5 years.    Have you tried this number?    1-877-WATTSPOT      The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider  's web.

>Pablo Picasso
>        From: lithium oswal...@gmail.com>
> To: comed-rrtp@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 1:10 PM
> Subject: {ComEd RRTP 799} Re: Estimated bill

>June was re-estimated to something more

 reasonable but never updated with actual data. July and August were correct, but then September was estimated (high) again. Now I  've got the October bill which is correct for October, but nothing new for September. It seems as though the problem with RRTP is if they miss a reading they lose the data. That puts me at risk of getting a high capacity charge based on estimated usage (especially with the June and September readings missing).
>Does anyone know of a secret customer service number to call for reps who actually know what RRTP is and are able to help with billing issues?

>On Sunday, August 19, 2012 4:51:26 PM UTC-5, lithium wrote:
>For June, I received an apparently estimated bill. It was marked "actual" but the wattspot showed the exact same usage for every weekday and similarly for every weekend.

 Clearly they invented those numbers based on some unrealistic formula.
>When I got my July bill I expected that they would have gotten the June data with the July meter read. Apparently that didn  't happen as my June bill was not adjusted, though the July bill was correct.
>Unfortunately the estimated bill showed about twice as much usage as I would expect, and much of it at expensive times of the day. The bill is about 80% higher than it should be. Does anyone know if there is any recourse for getting this bill adjusted?
>I tried calling ComEd, and after being bounced between ComEd customer service and the Wattspot number I didn  't seem to get anywhere. ComEd reps claim to know nothing about RRTP, and the Wattspot people claim to know nothing about billing issues. ComEd promised to have my bill reviewed and send a new one within two weeks. I was promised this twice and have not received a

 new bill. At this point I  've mostly given up and paid the bill as I don  't have enough wireless minutes to keep calling ComEd.

>Has anyone else had a similar experience with estimated bills on RRTP?

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Discussion subject changed to "{ComEd RRTP 800} Re: Estimated bill" by Guy Denney
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 More options Oct 29 2012, 4:11 pm
From: Guy Denney <guyden...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:11:01 -0500
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Subject: Re: {ComEd RRTP 800} Re: Estimated bill
I use a TED5000 for real time usage.

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