HawthorneVillager.com

If your like me and have no clue what you are doing for the unilities i thought that this may help

I just called Union Gas

You need to pay a 35.00 set up fee
You need to pay 250.00 deposit (returned after 1st year if you are in good standing)

Both the above can be waived if you sign up for both eqaul billing and direct withdrawal..not one or the other.....

the equal billing bill for a new home is 150.00 month...this is changed after a few months of winter usage so in about febrauary they will alter your equal billing bill to reflect your useage.

I aksed about the hook up fees that mattamy charges us (you pay for them through your lawyer on closing day) they are on the closing cost breakdown sheet. The gas guy told me that those "hook up fees" that mattamy charges are for mattamy they do not replace the 35.00 charge the gas company charges you....sounds like a mattamy scam to me....hook up is hook up.... so we get suckered into paying that fee twice i guess

If you go on Equal billing the year begins in October so im my case (i close on june 15) if i go on equal billing i would pay as if i was not on it for June-October and in october the 150.00 month standard charge for new homes kicks in. feb. they change the amount to reflect your usage and you have to stay on it for 1 year to avoid the 250 deposit after a year you can cancel.

They need a min. of 2 business days to set this up...but call when you know you will not be delyed and have a firm move in date...

Next to call Hydro...........that will be another post

_________________
Adrienne & Ryan

Ok so i called Milton Hydro

Just to directly contrast the gas company they want you to have a credit check if you go on eqaul billing....go figure.....
they do this because as a new customer you have no history with them...after a year you can go onto equal billing at no charge.....isnt the "no history" excuse what they gas company says to force you to go on equal billing?????Anyways........

There is a 25.00 set up charge....and again...no you apparently didnot pay it through Mattamy.....so you have to pay it again....
No Deposit requested.........

you can set up a meter read anytime but if your closing date changes call back at least 3 days before to tell them.

they bill water and hydeo together monthly...but she said that sometime in June they will begin to bill water bimonthly...so every 2 months youll get a bill for water only...hydro will remain monthly....

They have up to 58 days to get you your first bill but she says it never happens...usually youll get your first bill 8-10 days after moving in to get you on the same billing period as everyone else...

I hope this helps

_________________
Adrienne & Ryan

I forget if it was gas or hydro, but I got a reference of good standings sent from my Toronto billing either enbridge or Toronto Electric and my fees were waived.

Tim

_________________
http://spaces.msn.com/greensburg101/ website update...Feb 13, 2009

Yeah your right Tim but as first time home buyers who have not had utilities set up in our name before we have no history with any other company so we cannot get the fees waived

_________________
Adrienne & Ryan

Coming from a rental unit, you should be able to get this done. Going direct deposit should work as well.

Tim

_________________
http://spaces.msn.com/greensburg101/ website update...Feb 13, 2009