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Georgia LIHEAP to
Benefit from Marketer Fine Shell Energy Services, a natural gas marketer serving Georgia’s
deregulated market, will pay the price for switching customers' natural gas provider
without their authority.
According to Georgia's Public Services
Commission (PSC), Shell
Energy will contribute $50,000 to Georgia's low-income home energy assistance program.
It will also give refunds to 18
consumers who were switched without proper authorization. Those consumers will also
receive an additional $100 each.
Lastly, Shell Energy is mandated to pay
516 additional customers $50 each for misinformation. The PSC says the charges of
switching stem from a telemarketing campaign by Shell Energy services in 2003.
More information on Shell’s case can be found using the docket search on the Commission website, www.psc.state.ga.us, and entering Docket Number 9404. It is not the first time a gas company’s misdeeds have resulted in extra funding for Georgia’s LIHEAP. The PSC levied fines against other gas marketers in and July and September of 2003 and in January 2004. Source: WXIA TV |
   Last Update: 08/05/04 |
