There are discount electricity plans for Texas Senior Citizens. The best option is Champion Energy’s Champ Silver 24, a senior discount plan with no minimum usage fee or base charge. Seniors can get no deposit electricity from any provider in Texas, simply by providing a copy of their ID and their most recent electricity bill showing no past due balance. Bill payment assistance programs are also available for low-income seniors.
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Electricity Bill Payment Scam – How to Avoid Getting Tricked
The electricity bill payment scam is on the rise in in Texas. Scammers will call you pretending to be from your light company and demand payment. They’ll threaten to turn your electricity off if you don’t pay right away.
To avoid an electricity bill payment scam, look for things that are out of the ordinary. If your electric company has never called you before to demand payment, and specified that you can only pay with a GreenDot card from Walgreens? It’s likely a scam.
Here’s how to tell an electricity bill payment scam from a real disconnection notice from your electricity company. And how to avoid getting ripped off.
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