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Electric Bill Still Higher Than Expected

“ While I am glad to have received a better rate with Constellation, for a fixed 6-month period, no less, I will continue to search for a lower rate because my bill is still considerably higher than I had hoped, despite having gotten new weather stripping and additional insulation added to multiple areas of my house in the past few months. ”

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Total scam do not buy CleanSky!

“ This company offers a low intro rate and then hopes you don't notice when your contract expires and they flip you to a rate that's about 250% higher than standard rates. Total scam and in my opinion unethical. One positive: DeMario, the customer service agent I called to cancel this highway robbery program, was nice and professional. ”

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Business practices that do not inspire consumer confidence

“ I had a residential contract with Titan at a rate of 6.11 cents per Kilo-Watt-Hour. After my contract ended, I was automatically switched to a monthly variable rate plan at 13.64 cents per Kilo-Watt-Hour. This also occurred during my biggest billing cycle because of the winter weather, so my bill was significantly bigger due purely to a doubling of my rate, not actual services rendered.


What could be the reason for this other than trying to get more money out of a consumer who appears to not be active in their service purchases. My guess is that they hope some people will not pursue this discrepancy. Why not keep me at my contractual rate on a month to month basis? I would not have known the difference between the services while on contract and after and they would have retained me as a customer. I now have strong feeling against this company and would discourage others from using them. ”

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CleanSky Energy responds January 20th, 2020:

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Beware of "hidden" cost increase -- ours went up 64%

“ When DE's cost per KWH exceeded the local West Penn Power cost, we decided check on our contract. I called the DE office and spoke with a representative, and after reviewing the options concluded we would not renew.
However, our subsequent bill contained a continuation of the DE charges at the "current" going rate, which was an increase of 64% above the initial contract. That's right: a 64% increase. When we called to stop DE service, the DE rep told us that they could not end service in "mid billing cycle," hence we needed to stay with them for another month at the absurdly inflated price. However, we then spoke with a West Penn Power representative who told us that we did NOT need to stay with DE, given that we had no contract. She recommended calling DE back, reiterating that we have no contract, and inquiring about a termination fee. In a second call to DE, the same DE rep person was unable to connect us with a supervisor to attempt resolution.
So, who's right? West Penn Power, or a phone rep for Direct Energy? DE claims it has the right to end a contract at any time --but that appears to be a one-way ticket, usable only by the company. And one has to wonder, how can billing (a simple IT task) not be stopped at any time, mid-cycle or not?
If the mother ship (West Penn Power) says that a customer does not need to continue service with DE without having a contract, that seems like a policy that every subsidiary should honor. DE apparently does not reflect the customer service level that WPP assumes it does.
If you go with one of DE's plans, be sure to keep track of every bill and every notice, don't hesitate to shop around for better deals, and be sure you don't get shorted by the tiny print if you decide to end service. Theirs is not the only game in town. ”

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Direct Energy responds February 25th, 2025:

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Terrible - rate tripled in 3 months time.

“ Started using them as they were cheaper than West Penn. That lasted 2 month. Rate tripled and compared to West Penn they are more than double now. ”

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