True or False? A Quick Quiz on Electric Choice

1. If you do not switch to one of the new energy suppliers, your power will continue without interruption. Answer
2. Your current local utility will continue to both generate and deliver electric energy for you. Answer
3. Once you are placed in default power service, you can still select one of the new competitive energy suppliers. Answer
4. The cost to transmit and deliver electricity to you will continue to be regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. Answer
5. If an energy supplier ends my electric service, my lights will not be shut off. Answer
6. In order to switch to one of the new competitive energy suppliers, you must first notify your local electric distribution company. Answer
7. You will only receive one electric bill each month. Answer
8. Consumer choice is expected to help lower electric bills over time, but it is not a guaranteed rate reduction. Answer
9. Your electric distribution company will be responsible for repairs of poles and power lines following an outage. Answer
10. You can choose your energy supplier based on the environmental impact of the fuel used to produce their electricity. Answer

Answers

1. TRUE. You will continue to receive energy service as a default power service customer or a transition service customer until you select an energy supplier. Back
2. FALSE. Your current local utility will now simply deliver electric energy from the supplier you choose. Back
3. TRUE. Default power service is intended to provide you with electric energy for short periods of time, like a "safety net," until you have selected a new competitive energy supplier. Back
4. TRUE. Only the cost of the energy generation will be open to competition. Back
5. TRUE. An energy supplier can stop providing you with electric energy, but your electricity will not be turned off. Back
6. FALSE. In order to choose an energy supplier, you only have to notify the new supplier. Back
7. FALSE. You may receive two bills, one from your new energy supplier and one from your electric distribution company, or you may receive one combined bill as you do today. Back
8. TRUE. Energy suppliers may create new ways to lower their costs and then lower prices, since they will now have to compete for customers. However, this is not guaranteed. Back
9. TRUE. Regardless of which energy supplier you choose, your electric distribution company (your current local utility) will continue to maintain and repair the lines and poles near your home and restore your power after an outage. Back
10. TRUE. The type of fuel is just one of the options you may consider when choosing an energy supplier. Back

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