SRP approves $1M Super Bowl donation (w/ video)

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• DonMey posted at 4:49 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

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  "Smart business move" implies you are a business; you know, have to attract customers, convince them your product is worthwhile, and beat out your competitors. When you are a utility/monopoly, this does absolutely nothing, as customers need your service, and you're the only one who is allowed to provide it.

  Raising rates just a few months ago, and then claiming you can afford to give away a million dollars? Ridiculous. And a perfect example of why monopolies end up as stagnant, unresponsive entities, as opposed to customer-oriented, dynamic, competitive business models.

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• kcdelmoe posted at 12:14 am on Wed, Jan 9, 2013.

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  Not surprising at all, just after raising rates. I wish I could get my electricity from anywhere other than srp.
  SRP Sucks Real Pathetically!!!

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• Suelee posted at 4:07 am on Wed, Jan 9, 2013.

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  The Corporation Commission should demand that SRP rebate the $1million back to the customers since this was obviously surplus funds that SRP stumbled across somewhere. Otherwise, why would they have had to raise rates a few months ago if they had a spare $1million laying around.

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• wdgnas posted at 5:21 am on Wed, Jan 9, 2013.

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  The donation will go to the Super Bowl Host Committee which raises money from local businesses to help put on the game.
  weren't the stadiums, ball parks and arenas supposed to generate revenue?

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