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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Those numbers don't add up to me, unless you're using gas power in which case your bill is $700 gas.
The carbon tax doesn't hit electricity (if it does for anyone just using the grid, you ought to look into that).
At $700 in gas alone you should be paying around $75 carbon levy. If your actual gas bill is less than $700 (minus electricity) then $85-$100 is insane and you should be taking that up with your provider, because the number is way off from the what you should be charged.
You need to evaluate those bills, because Direct Energy seems to be charging you more than they should be. That's a provider problem, not a carbon levy problem.
For comparison's sake, my gas and power bill was $150~ last month, with a $13 carbon levy (so $163~ total).
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You could be quite correct that the issue probably lies with my provider. The point I am failing to make In the end is that my biggest gripe isn't even the carbon tax. I have issues with this program. I think that it is a poor use of resources and will not provide any long lasting improvements to Alberta as a whole.
Let's use these funds to develop an industry/service sector geared towards green energy. Changing light bulbs and shower heads is a flash in the pan project that will not leave any legacy other than middle/old age men left with bald spots from scratching their heads at why this is being sold as a valuable use of resources.