SCANA Scam
“ I believe Scana automatically enrolled me in a plan that renews automatically. I'd never enrolled in an auto renewal plan, even when I'd had an account with Scan previously. In my most recent plan with Scana I enrolled in an 18 month plan. When my plan expired mid year 2020, I remained with Scana even with a higher priced plan because all plans tend to be higher mid year. I'd always changed plans/providers closer to winter, when the best rates are available. I looked back at my enrollment email received from Scana in 2018, and it doesn't mention anything about me being enrolling to auto-renew my plan. Scan claimed they'd sent me mail via US Mail, explaining that my plan would auto -renew. I found this odd given I'd selected email correspondence on my Scana account profile. Scana had delivered my bill each month via email for 18 months, but says they sent an auto-renewal notice via US Mail. Scana continued after the 18 months period to send my bill vis email. When I switched providers in Nov '21, Scana sent me a bill for $237, with an entry of $200 ETF. When I contacted Scana about the ETF they sent me an auto-renewal notice via email. The same auto-renewal notice that they claimed to have sent via US Mail. I'm not sure why Scana chose to stop sending correspondence via email, especially given I'd always received email correspondence - my preferred method as selected in my account profile. In an attempt to resolve the issue, I filed a complaint with the BBB. Scana stated that each bill had an entry on it, indicating I was enrolled in an auto-renewal plan. That's not something I'd look for given I'd never enrolled in an auto-renewal plan. I don't believe to this day that I would've enrolled in an auto-renewal plan. Scana agreed to a $100, no term specified fee to resolve. I made a payment toward the $100 fee and Scana cleared my payment account information, and charged me a $10 late fee because I didn't pay the entire $100. Scana agreed to a $100 no term specified resolution, which I have documented. All I will pay is $100, but again, the late fee for not paying the entire $100 at once, goes to the lacking integrity of this company. Avoid them if possible. It's worth paying a little more.
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SCANA Energy responds March 2nd, 2021:
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Morgan-we are sorry to hear this. Auto-renewal is an opt-in option by the customer when signing up online, or if called in, confirmed by the representative, with confirmation sent via email and written, as required at sign-up and during renewal. We will be glad to review further as well as credit a late fee. You may contact us at 1-877-467-2262. Representatives are available Monday - Friday 7am - 8pm and Saturday 8am - 5pm. ”