These SOBs had the nerve to call on a Sunday! Spewing crap about an upcoming increase in electric rates. They want to come to your house to do any energy audit. This is total BS. I told them they don't know what they are talking about. FPL hasn't raised rates in years --- in fact they just lowered our rates recently. THIS IS A HUGE SCAM. When will these idiots get the message?
I keep getting calls from women, saying, "Can I speak to [name] regarding the electric bill?".
This is annoying. I have asked who is behind the "energy awareness program" but they hang up or talk over me. Very pushy, rude, and unprofessional. The number that called me today was: 1-386-233-3745, which is a VoIP line. These people deliberately guard their anonymity and refuse to tell me the name of the company they represent. When I call the number back, it is a female voicemail asking me to leave a call-back message for the "Energy Awareness Program".
My electric provider is Progress Energy and I wonder if someone got hold of a customer list and is exploiting it. The next time they call, I will pretend to be interested so I can find out more and as soon as I have identification information, I will go after them with a vengeance. I've had about 8 calls in last two weeks, they use different local numbers from which to call, and they repeatedly ignore my requests not to call again.