“ I have had direct energy for years and every time it came time for a renewal rate was more than a new customer. No loyalty whatsoever towards the customer. This last episode was the last straw. I am one year into a 36 month contract and am moving. Since I will get a new account number because it is a new build direct energy has told me I would have to enroll again as a new customer and they would not transfer my current rate.terrible the way they treat existing customers.I will never use them again nor would I recommend them to anyone ”
“ My patience is gone. I have been told so many different things regarding receiving my promotion. I will be leaving as soon as the contract is up and will never reccomend. ”
“ I chose this company, because I've had them in the past. I was due to move into an apartment, but did not move in because of cockroaches, so I called direct energy and canceled my service before it was even due to start.I was assured that the order was canceled, and there would be zero fees associated with it.Upon signing into my online account, it has always appeared that they did start service and did not cancel the order.I have spoken to a dozen people, who have all told me that the above is true, that it was cancelled.This morning I get an email stating I owe them $5.97 for 3 Days of service.All of the following people assured me my account was never even started...Elder, Eddie, another woman I couldn't understand her name because she couldn't speak English very well, Maria, Yara, Raquel, Luis, Marshall, Jose, Carlos, and Teel. I was even asked to give my entire social security number on more than one occasion, because no one can seem to find my account now.Accountability needs to be had with people that tell you they're going to do something, and then do not.I have excellent credit, and it's stuff like this that is very irritating. Not only have I spent many hours of my life on something that should have been handled right the first time, now I get it bill for an account that doesn't even exist?I wanted to use this company for an upcoming apartment I am looking at, and I am second-guessing that right now.Teel, from the executive team, assured me she will fix this problem and get back to me.I will give it until tomorrow to see if she follows through. If not, I will call the Houston chronicle which they seem to take pride in being high on their list, and I will call the Better Business Bureau (if this is not resolved).I have been extremely patient, but enough is enough.In trying to sign into my online account, now it says they are working on things and you can't even sign in!If people would just do what they say the first time, and have the integrity to do what they say they're going to do, things like this would not have to happen.I've also been told many times that I was talking to a supervisor, just to find out they were not a supervisor!I want the situation resolved immediately with direct energy, I was always a loyal customer who paid my bills on time, and I have referred them to many people.All I want is for someone to fix my account showing that it never started, that I did cancel in a timely manner, and that my fees are $0.This is just not acceptable and has become so stressful, and it ought not to be.Hopefully, Teel will be able to resolve this issue. ”
“ We have been customers with Direct Energy for a number of years, at first the bills were acceptable, even though I noticed that they were continuously increasing.I understand that the energy consumption changes and as of late living expenses have increased quite a lot. However, the last bill we received was for an unacceptable amount by any standard. I called customer service to understand what was going on, they told me that they had sent me a communication to renew the contract, and I never had any issues in the past with this. However, this time I did not receive any notice, I was receiving the bills regularly and also paying them regularly. The bill went up by nearly $200, in addition, the fees applied for electricity were much higher than usual. I spoke to customer service and they were not helpful at all, they just said they would deduct $50 from my bill and they could give me a slightly lower rate per kw. I was told that I would be contacted by a supervisor to see what could be done, and of course, that never happened.I did some research online and also contacted friends with different energy providers and found that I was paying way much more for energy by comparison.I switched provider right away, Direct Energy has one of the highest rates with absolutely no difference in service compared to some providers with lower rates.You just need to do some research and verify which energy companies have good rates and good reviews, it takes some time but it will save you money.At this point, I would definitely not recommend Direct Energy. ”
“ I started with Direct energy back in February 2020 everything was going great on their average billing plan my payments electricity range about $176 per month at $.10 per kilowatt no problem from January up until May they called me and said they would adjust my bill to nine cents per kilowatt I said thats fineWhat they did not tell me was on a average billing plan for April might be it was $176 when they took the average billing plan off they went back three months and try to charge me $690 for 1500 kW for April I caught him an ally the person I dealt with was named Francisco they easily shift it there lies From one person to the other I talk to a supervisor in Charles he could not resolve the situation and still wanted me to pay the $176 for this month and tried to extort me out of another $400 this company is bad they have several lawsuits against them for fraudulent power service they should be out of business Rundo not use them I switched immediately! ”
“ As a customer, I truly am not satisfied with this energy provider. Disappointed is the only word that comes to mind. Customer satisfaction is not a priority for this company from my experience. By next month I will be switching providers. ”
“ I had been a Direct Energy Customer for 2 years and had referred my friends to their service as well. Leading up to our first renewal on Oct 5, 2019 I called to renew my plan and spoke with Customer Service to get the best rate. I was not told there was a 20 day period before my contract renewed so instead of my new 12 month contract expiration date being Oct 5, 2020, it was now going to be Oct 24, 2020. This was not told to me, nor was it advertised in their renewal offers via email. Because of this, I was unaware the expiration had changed. When it came time for our plan to end this year, I decided to switch providers because we were not saving money with Direct Energy anymore. Unfortunately I didn't realize that our expiration date had changed so I actually accidently cancelled our plan when I switched to the new provider. Then I was hit with a $135 cancellation fee! I called to inquire about this and they were not able to do anything for me on this, they refused to work with me on a solution even though I did not intentionally cancel my service and I only cancelled in 19 days before the end of 12 month period. I am very disappointed that they could not understand my side, that it was a miscommunication and misunderstanding that led to my cancellation. I wish they could have me me halfway in any way, especially because $135 is a lot of money to me right now as I am sure it is to a lot of people. ”
“ Get off this scam ASAP, just switch to RGE ”
“ Direct energy looks real nice until you find ALL of the hidden fees. Now stuck in a contract with no way out. Don't fall for their "deals" ”
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I was unfortunately a Direct Energy customer for years. My wife pays the bills and wasn't really paying attention to the amount on the electric bill. One day I opened the bill and was shocked. So I researched the kw/hr price I was being charged by Direct Energy with what the typical price was. WOW.
Direct Energy was happily charging me over DOUBLE their current price. Basically, they were stealing from me. Companies need to make money. I get it. But Direct Energy's behavior is unethical and should be illegal. No phone call, no email. Zero effort was made to help a long-time customer to not be price gouged.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.
If they offered me a rate at half of everyone else, I still wouldn't use them.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. ”
“ Hadn't received a bill in 3 months and couldn't understand why until I was notified of a change in my provider to another company, problem is, I did not authorize the switch to another company. I never even thought about switching until this whole fiasco. I was charged $40 after the situation was resolved, for what? I don't know. Looking to leave them asap. ”
“ I wanted to search other options for my electric bill. I signed up for the 12 hour fee nights with echo dot in May. I never received the dot so I called and they gave me a $25 credit. My prior company was great just checking options. My highest bill in the heat of the summer was less than $400. My first bill was over $500. WHEN I CALLED THEY TOLD ME BASICALLY THATS YOUR BILL. I immediately called my prior company and reenrolled with them. The disconnect charge saved me well over a thousand dollars more than the cancellation fee. Beware their promotions are false. My one month bill with them was almost double my prior carrier. ”
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TRIED TO ESTABLISH HOME RESIDENTIAL SERVICE AND WAS UNSUCCESSUFUL
AFTER OVER AN HOUR ON THE PHONE TO 3 DIFFERENT PHONE NUMBERS AND
MULTIPLE CALL TRANSFERS, WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND A REPRESENTATIVE WHO COULD HELP ME
LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES... ALTHOUGH I REPEATEDLY REQUESTED THIS.
THE BUSINESS CUSTOMERS GET A US. REPRESENTATIVE IMMEDIATELY BUT NO ONE AVAIL. FOR RESIDENTIAL SIGN UP. I F A CUSTOMER CAN NOT GET A LOCAL REP WHEN THEY ARE WISHING TO APPLY FOR SERVICE. ONGOING CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT BE GOOD EITHER. ”
“ These guys will triple your rate if you don't get the official notification that your term is up. We just got a bill on their variable at 10.10 per mcf cant believe this price gauge is legal. Stick with local provider! Customer service agent even felt bad and couldn't resolve it! not worth the switch, cheaper to cancel than get stuck with this bill in January. Will also report to BBB. ”
“ A 4 cent per kwh increase in one year. Oncor delivery rate increased. Direct Energy used to be better than other providers. Now they are just as greedy as the rest. Customer service is lacking too. Took me 5 weeks of calls/cats with 6 different people to renew my plan. Online option did not work. ”
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Its 7:53 am on a Wednesday morning and Ive been on hold without power since 7:11. My account is on auto draft and there is plenty of money in the account including when the payment was supposed the go through on Jan 22, only 2 weeks ago. In fact the phone system asked if I wanted to pay with the card on file and it was approved. Why am I cut off only 2 weeks after declining payment anyway. No phone call, no letter.
Now on hold again because they cant figure out why its doing that. Meanwhile I sitting in the dark. Readers of this might assume that I didnt have the money in the account. WRONG. But if I didnt, wouldnt they call, email or send a letter? My last bill says DO NOT PAY, your bill will be auto drafted on 1-22-18.
If you like having your service cut off for no reason at 7:11 when they dont answer the phone until 8:00 then youll love this company.
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“ A poorly run company. They take forever to process payments and will very quickly send out disconnection notices. They refuse to allow direct bill payment from banks (wire payments) so if you use online bill pay your bank has to mail them a check. Direct Energy takes forever to process the payment and then sends out disconnect notices. We had this happen several times and despite proof from the bank that the check was mailed promptly to them, Direct refuses to admit they are slow to process payments and blames everyone else. Don't use them unless you want to get disconnection notices. ”
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I paid my bill at 6:15AM in the morning. Between 8:00AM and 12:20PM the same day my power was cut off. I don't understand why. At least they cut it back on before I got home.
Service really sucks....
Choose another company, I am going to transfer my service today ”
“ Shockingly dishonest bad company with horrible customer service experience. Compared to other electric companies, they absolutely stink. Repeated over charges, incompetent billing and astounding arrogance. I would not do business with them again if their "promoted" price (likely a myth) was 1 penny a kwh. I paid their billed extortion but promised them I would tell everybody I knew. Be forewarned. ”
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After viewing the offer online I attempted to oder service online. The plan that was advertised was not available.
"Price Protection E-Plan 24 month" with 2 free months of service
I called to see if there was a different way to access this plan and spent most o my first contact giving out all of my infomation without getting any information from them.
Then I was told that this pland offer is not available in my area. But I could be transferred to a servcie group who could likely determin what special offeres were available.
I was then sent to another automated phone program. After completing the drill I was sent to yet another automated phone program, this time asking me to choose English or Spanish. (voice was in english by the way) I selecte #1 for English and was then sent to yet another automation asking if I was a new or existing customer. Keep in mind I spent more than 5 minustes giving my personal information to the first person.
I selected New custoemr and was prompted again for English. #1 and a person answered asking how may I help you. I began by saying how long I have been on the phone and how frustrating the autmated system was. And would she mind passing on my comments. The proceeded to esplain what I wanted in terms of service and pow..."please press 1 to continue in English, opremre dos para espanol.
I hung up. ”
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