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>>> WELCOME BACK. IF YOU'RE HOT UNDER THE COLLAR
ABOUT YOUR POWER BILLS MAYBE
YOU NEED TO MAKE ONE BIG SWITCH
TO SAVE MONEY AND KEEP YOUR
COOL.
COOL.
COOL. HERE IS LISA WITH ONE BIG
SWITCH ALONG WITH BARBARA
MEEKS.
MEEKS.
MEEKS. I
MEEKS. I SAID FAMILIAR FACE.
TELL THEM WHAT YOU USED TO DO
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> I WAS THE MAIN ANCHOR HERE
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK IN
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. I LEFT ABOUT 12 AND A HALF
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. WHAT'S INTERESTING IS I WENT TO
A PLACE CALLED CENTERPOINT
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. WE DO THE POLES AND WIRES IN
TOWN.
TOWN.
TOWN. I
TOWN. I REALIZED THAT PEOPLE COULD
BUY THEIR ELECTRICITY FROM
SEVERAL RETAIL ELECTRIC
PROVIDERS.
PROVIDERS. IT GETS REALLY CONFUSING.
>> NEWEST ELECTRIC BILL SAVINGS
CLUB.
CLUB.
CLUB. THEY KIND OF STAY WITH THE
THICK THEY HAVE.
ELECTRIC BILL SAVINGS CLUB.
>> WE HAVE 80,000 MEMBERS IN
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. USING THE NEGOTIATING POWER OF
THOSE 80,000 MEMBERS, ONE BIG
SWITCH HAS NEGOTIATED AN
EXCLUSIVE LOW PRICED
ELECTRICITY RATE FOR MEMBERS OF
ONE BIG SWITCH WITH DIRECT
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. >> STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> YOU WERE LOOKING TO HAVE
SOME SAVINGS.
SOME SAVINGS. YOU HAVE SOME PASSIONS IN YOUR
LIFE THAT COST MONEY.
WHERE CAN I CUT BACK ON OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. HOW DID YOU START WITH THIS?
>> ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
I WAS SHOPPING FOR ELECTRICITY
LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE
PROBABLY DO.
PROBABLY DO. I SAW.
I SAW.
I SAW. >>
I SAW. >> HOW DID YOU KNOW TO SHOP FOR
ELECTRICITY?
ELECTRICITY? >> BECAUSE MY CONTRACT IS
COMING DUE.
COMING DUE. I SHOP EVERY TIME IT'S UP.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA I SAW THIS
COMPANY ONE BIG SWITCH.
TOOK THREE OR FOUR MINUTES.
NEXT IS HISTORY.
I HOPE I HAVE A TWO YEAR
CONTRACT SO I DON'T HAVE TO
RENEW.
RENEW.
RENEW. >>
RENEW. >> BUT IF YOU DO IT'S JUST A
FEW MINUTES.
FEW MINUTES. >> IT'S A NO BRAINER.
>> HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU SAVE?
>> I SAW SAVINGS IMMEDIATELY.
I WENT BACK OVER THE YEAR AND
IT'S $300.
IT'S $300. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. BIG
YEAH. BIG MONEY.
BIG MONEY. >> LAST TIME WE SPOKE TO YOU
YOU WERE FOSTERING A DOG THAT
YOU WANTED TO KEEP.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THAT MONEY YOU USED THAT
MONEY TO DO THAT.
YOUR SAVINGS WAS $300.
HOW MUCH DID IT COST YOU TO
SAVE THAT DOG'S LIFE?
>> $300.
>> $300.
>> $300. >> AND YOU HAVE SOME MORE ON
THE WAY.
THE WAY.
THE WAY. >> I HAVE ANOTHER FOSTER AND
SHE HAS THREE BABIES.
THEY'RE SIX WEEKS OLD SO THEY
CAN CONTACT RIDGEBACK RESCUE.
>> SIGN UP FOR ONE BIG SWITCH
SO YOU CAN FEED THOSE THREE
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES. DOES YOUR CONTRACT HAVE TO BE
UP OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?
ú>> YOU NEED TO BE OFF CONTRAC
WHEN YOU START SHOPPING.
YOU COULD BE PENALIZED IF
YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE NOT. ONEBIGSWITCH.COM.
ONEBIGSWITCH.COM. PUT IN YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, ZIP
CODE.
CODE.
CODE. YOU
CODE. YOU SEE THIS EXCLUSIVE LOW
DISCOUNTED RATE.
DISCOUNTED RATE. IT'S AS LOW AS 9.7 CREPTS A
KILOWATT HOUR.
KILOWATT HOUR. >> HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO
COME OUT OF CONTRACT?
DO YOUR HOMEWORK THERE.
THE COOL THING IS YOU CAN SAVE
MONEY BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE THE
POWER OF CHOICE.
>> WE TAKE ALL OF THE WORK OUT
OF IT FOR YOU.
THESE FOLKS ARE AN
INTERNATIONAL COMPANY.
INTERNATIONAL COMPANY. THEY HAVE DONE THIS FOR A LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THEY'VE WORKED WITH DIRECT
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. YOU WANT A REPUTABLE COMPANY.
YOU WANT A PLACE THAT WILL
OFFER A LOW RATE.
IT'S A FIXED RATE.
>> WE SIGN UP, WE FORGET ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. YOU
IT. YOU HAVE THAT FIXED RATE, YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR.
80,000 PEOPLE CAN'T BE WRONG.
>> IT'S SUMMER.
80,000 PEOPLE CAN'T BE WRONG. >> IT'S SUMMER.úYOU DON'T WANT
BILL SHOCK.
BILL SHOCK. THAT RATE FOR THE AMOUNT OF
ELECTRICITY YOU USE EVERY MONTH
IS GOING TO GO UP AND DOWN.
FIXED RATES ARE THE WAY TO GO.
>> BACK BACK FOR A FEW MINUTES.
IF YOU WANTED SO SAVE