Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  IntelligentThought
writes:  in response to BalancedApproach:  Vectren only has a
license to provide electricity in this area because we (the
citizens) grant it to them. We can play hardball with them on
any concerns we have: rates, reliability, etc. We can revoke
their license and assign it to someone else on better terms. Our
Mayor used this approach with our previous private water company
when they wanted to up the rates as their standard business
model.  Unfortunatley, some of our elected representatives feel
more compelled to represent Vectren's interests than the
citizens who elected them. They also seem quite ignorant of the
way things work (for the better) in places outside of Indiana.
So this next election should be about getting fair electric
rates for SW IN. Ask the candidates what they are going to do
about getting fair electric rates for this area. If they give
you the Vectren press release, you know where they stand.
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