I Hate LP&L

  This editor has now attended two "IHateLP&L" meetings. One was a protest,I delivered the food. The other was a "thinking session" that had fewer people attending and it was not real productive. I left after 30 minutes. One idea was to "demand Gary Zheng resign". That would not solve the "bloated rate structure". I did not here anyone talking about a "total recall" of Lubbock's city council or mayor. I did not hear anyone talking about "boycotting city buildings" like Civic Center,Coliseum and Auditorium. IHateLP&L is a creature of Facebook where many go to "Rant&Rave". Lubbock residents are "enslaved" to LP&L as one "I HateLP&L" guy said today. I feel sorry for the "enslaved" customers of LP&L. It will take a lot more that a Facebook page and website to produce a fair electric rate at LP&L.

Today's RANT!!

  Lubbock needs better elected officials. City of Lubbock has a "clown squad" led by Mayor "Country Club". County of Lubbock has so many (R)epulsive officials it's become repugnant. School districts have jokers that seldom even wake up in meetings. Cities,counties and school districts live off of property taxes. Everyone pays a county and school district,some pay "damn city taxes" as they are referred to. Elected officials conspire to waste money on astroturf,cop wagons,luxury buses,you name it. When it comes time for a public hearing out march the cops as the many get intimidated and very few show up. Several public hearings will be conducted later this summer and government officials will raise taxes on the many so the few can have a higher living standard. Lubbock will see higher taxes,inflated electric and water bills and the many will sit idly by and get "ripped off". This editor knows Lubbock citizens all to well,I've been here over 60 years.

  "Phuck Lubbock", new t-shirt idea!!

LP&L Base Rate RIP-OFF DETAILED!!

  This editor requested an 18 month LP&L billing history from a resident of Lubbock who is a WT Free Press reader on 13th St.
  Here's what the 18 month history reveals.
 
  In July of 2012 LP&L had a base rate of 9 cents per kilowatt hour. In July of 2013 LP&L gouged that base rate by three cents to 12 cents per kilowatt hour. The fuel cost pass through was a mere one dollar per month increase. The "gouged" base rate has resulted in a $33 increase in electric rates for every $100 from 2012. Example, a $100 electric bill would be $133. A $200 electric bill in 2012 would become $266 in 2013. A $300 electric bill would result in a $399 electric bill. LP&L board and Lubbock City Council saw fit to enact a 33% increase in electric base rate from July of 2012 to July 2013. Very few utilities could get a 33% increase in any rate approved if the utility was seeking a rate increase from government regulators. LP&L is not a government regulated utility. The 33% increase was requested by LP&L board and approved by Lubbock City Council.

  Shame On The "greedmasters" at LP&L and City Council!!