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Uncle_Baconn t1_j98lw6z wrote
Reply to comment by EverybodyHasPants in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Yes. Last year he got paid around $14MM, and they have 4.4 M customers.
$14,000,000 yearly salary / 4,400,000 customers = $3.18 per customer per year. $3.18 / 12 months = $0.265 per customer per month.
He doesn't get paid separately for electric, gas and water customers in 3 states. It's his total salary to run the 358th largest company in the country.
FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98lr74 wrote
Reply to comment by Hot-Cry920 in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Let's not pretend linemen own the controlling stake in the company, please.
helencitis t1_j98llod wrote
Reply to Favorite restaurants in Central CT? by freedom43w
Salute in Hartford is the best for affordable, chic Italian
jules13131382 t1_j98l871 wrote
Reply to Is Manchester that bad? by [deleted]
I’ve heard that the KKK had a March in Manchester and they nick named it Klanchester 🤷🏻♀️
Hot-Cry920 t1_j98l4nd wrote
Reply to comment by FastWalkingShortGuy in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Im a shareholder that builds and maintains the grid 🤷🏻♂️
splashattack t1_j98kvuh wrote
Reply to comment by No-Coast-Punk in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
I’m not. I’m just calling out the bullshit people have been brainwashed into thinking is acceptable and ok.
RetinolSupplement t1_j98kuqe wrote
Reply to comment by FastWalkingShortGuy in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Regulations just get politicized and called red tape in 20 years to a new demo with promises of things getting better if only we can cut that red tape. Then once it's cut it's harder to get back. It should be nationalized and that should be the end of it. Good luck convincing people later that "No I should be able to own that and charge more and make money off something you all need to live." We would look at them like Nestle CEO trying to privatize fresh water in it's entirety.
FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98kswb wrote
Reply to comment by splashattack in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
I know.
My point is that the laborers built the infrastructure, not the shareholders.
[deleted] t1_j98knqg wrote
Reply to comment by jules13131382 in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
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splashattack t1_j98kjvb wrote
Reply to comment by FastWalkingShortGuy in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
The electrical grid was built way before I was born. Majority of people alive today grew up with electricity being a necessity to survive.
FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98k935 wrote
Reply to comment by Uncle_Baconn in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
>You don't want your power company struggling to pay their bills
Oof, someone believes in the tooth fairy of corporate benevolence a little too much.
Much better that the consumer struggles to pay their bill to support the shareholders and feather the nests of the board of directors, right?
Christ.
Sheilar44 t1_j98k72d wrote
Reply to Favorite restaurants in Central CT? by freedom43w
Black eyed Sally’s in Hartford
No-Coast-Punk t1_j98jxv4 wrote
Reply to Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Wonder how much of our utility bills have gone into lobbying both parties.
FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98jvwy wrote
Reply to comment by splashattack in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
*We built for them.
No-Coast-Punk t1_j98jv8e wrote
Reply to comment by splashattack in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
You must be new here.
Uncle_Baconn t1_j98jury wrote
Reply to comment by FastWalkingShortGuy in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
>there need to be regulations in place that cap the profits these companies can make
There is. There are. Ever notice that their net profits are almost exactly 12% of revenue every single year? Companies that are raking it in are above 20%, and struggling companies are around 5%. They're a nice, happy medium. You don't want your power company struggling to pay their bills, it's how people get killed like with PG&E or Columbia Gas.
Revenue is almost exclusively tied to usage (they have some investments that are outside rates). When you use more, they make more. What direction are all consumer goods going? Electric cars instead of gas, electric lawnmowers instead of gas, electric heat pumps instead of propane or oil, the entire economy is becoming electrified. What did you think was going to happen?
[deleted] OP t1_j98jsdi wrote
Reply to Is Manchester that bad? by [deleted]
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jules13131382 t1_j98jmur wrote
Reply to Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Wtf is going on. Why is this ok?
WellSeasonedUsername OP t1_j98jmpe wrote
Reply to comment by splashattack in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
It’s not a bug it’s a feature
Blicero1 t1_j98jjoi wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Yeah, power delivery is a natural monopoly. There is no competition. Should be state run
holyhotdicks t1_j98jdg4 wrote
Reply to comment by XDingoX83 in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Pretty easy to do when there is no competition and you can just jack the price up.
The101stAirborne t1_j98iutc wrote
Reply to Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Everyone, please take several seats, calm down and show some respect for Eversource. it's only fair to recognize what Eversource has achieved. In like, the last two months no less.
- On Jan 10th 2023, Eversource Again Nationally Recognized among America’s “Most JUST” Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC - This is a little-known, hardly publicized honor that Eversource has received for 4 YEARS IN A ROW!
- But wait, there's more
- JAN 31st 2023 - Eversource Recognized Again for Commitment to Gender Equality
- and in a double whammy to cement the workplace equality streak of honor
- JAN 10th 2023 - Eversource Recognized for Ongoing Commitment to Racial Justice and Workplace Equity -
- Workplace Equality people! CEO deserves his compensation to double, just the same way everyone on payroll at Eversource saw their compensation double - no doubt.
- And last but certainly not least --- ON DEC 7th 2022 - you know what's coming! Eversource Again Ranks as the #1 Utility for Corporate Responsibility by Newsweek
I have no problem paying my parents Eversource Bill, in fact, I actually look forward to it. So again show some respect. In fact, let's start a GoFundMe for the executives, C-suite, and board members for their achievements.
Okay guys, gotta go turn off the lights/get my lamps and candles going before peak usage!
<3 and Kisses,
- The PR girls at Eversource
Uncle_Baconn t1_j98ijn0 wrote
Reply to comment by XDingoX83 in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
MBA student. He's doing exactly what he's paid to do.
Their earnings per share last year was $2.55. Start buying shares and you can pay your electric bill with their money if it makes you feel better.
EverybodyHasPants t1_j98ifnn wrote
Reply to comment by Uncle_Baconn in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
He’s making $ 0.25 off of every Eversource customer?! You did the math on this?
Pinocchio226 t1_j98m47l wrote
Reply to Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername
Just like the damn oil companies and their windfall profits!!