This is a scam I haven't saved any money with them if anything I'm paying a lot more and then you try to cancel with them and they want to take two to three billing cycles. read more

It's unanimous! Same as the others are saying, this company ripped us off. Their website would not let me unlock my account so even after I had registered online through a promotion, I had to call to cancel! Then came their scripted excuses. They said "rates will fluctuate with our competitors as well" but the ironclad truth is they still cannot compete with the utility on a same month basis, because if the utility increases my bill, theirs will undoubtedly go further up in tandem. Won't ever get fooled (again) into thinking this will be a money saver. read more

This company is a complete scam, they give you a low introductory rate, a gift card and then double your rates. My bill went from $118 to $415 in one month! They jacked my rate up to 15 cents a kilowatt hour when ComEd is only 9.86 cents. Ridiculous. I'll be happy to join the class action lawsuit. read more

From a former customer, do NOT use this company. They have multiple lawsuits against them. They also charged my electric bill a random charge that they are telling me isn't them, however, the electric company is telling me that money will go straight to NRG. On my bill it clearly states "NRG Retail Solotions" with a charge of $145. that is in addition to normal usage charges. somehow, they can't explain to me what that charge is. I've talked to 4 different people, one of them called themselves leadership, however, I find that hard to believe. this company is a scam that will take your money. do not trust them and do not use them. They should be banned by the PUC from supplying anyone, not to mention labeled as a scam as opposed to an actual business. read more

This is a complete BS, they claim to be a cheaper way to get what your already getting, and all is good for a few months and like every other company that offers these deals, you will get screwed over quickly, cause not only will they charge to supply your utility but your original company will charge you too read more

Fake advertising when they sign people up for an account , one employee says one thing ,and then other employee says something else to not keep the advertisement. read more

A total rip-off company. Basically "bait and switch" -- they induce you to buy your energy (gas and electric) from them by offering 2 or 3 American Airlines miles for each unit used (which is why we joined) and then raise the rates every 3 months (by a lot!) and now no longer offer AA miles! I'd call that a scam. Today I spoke to a supervisor who was really "smooth-talking" ... and totally full of sh*t. Did nothing to fix the situation; they never do. read more

Predatory sales practices. Sales consultants will block your lane of travel, ask your address and change your electric service provider. Even if you don't have an electric account in your name! That means anyone ANYONE could use your address and change YOUR electric service! read more

Negative Stars. Horrible. Said that I was going to pay 4.5 cents a KWH for years and I am paying 16.5 cents. Been on hold for 2 hours, still no one to answer. Then PPL has the balls to say that they are not affiliated with NRG. NRG is a shit company hijacking a good name. read more

If I could give negative 5 stars, I would. They claim to save you money on your electric bills, and they do for the first few months while you are watching. But shortly thereafter, they double their rate and you end up paying TWICE or TRIPLE your initial bill after their "introductory period" runs out. $200 on an electric for a 2 bedroom home that does not have electric heat? Give me a break. This company should be shut down for fraud. It is bait and switch and I have filed a complaint with the better business bureau. I've given this company hundreds of dollars for nothing before I realized. Do not fall for it. They will target you at Walmart and connive you. Their degenerate CEO makes millions. I hope everyone who works is arrested for being complicit in a large scale scam. read more

Horriable and charge you way more than Peco. Im up to a dollar or more now when Peco is 54cents. Also dishonest workers just so they can get commission getting you to switch. Our government needs to force cap of rates for these companies. Also stay out of Walmart etc because most of your workers don't know the word NO and its rude. read more

I switched to NRG in hopes of saving money on my electric bill. Now I am paying double what I left for. Save yourself the money and aggravation! read more

In 2017 there was all this hype about going with the alternative energy supplier. I like many, I signed up for one year. Since 2018 I have been gouged with NRG variable rate. I guess in a way shame on me for not paying more attention but there variable rate is what they're hoping people go to sleep and forget about after the introductionary low rate. . This is a scam these people are scum bags, avoid them at all costs. read more

Like others, we were approached at Wal-Mart and it seemed a good idea at the time. We did save the first three months and the all bets were off. It's basically a bait and switch operation. Our bill this winter was much higher than last despite using less kilowatt hours and less therms. My biggest regret is that getting off their plan will take a billing cycle (or two). There is no free lunch, people. read more

I was shopping at Walmart when a NRG rep approached me. He told me if I showed him my current electric bill and "signed here", I would get a free Walmart gift card. He didn't explain that I would be signing up for some service. I immediately cancelled within a day. I def was tricked. read more

Great deals but many customers simply do not listen to the salesperson and forget to renew their pricing. It works if you are willing to remember ALL suppliers have a promotional pricing period then go variable and increase over time. @Tom S you're a misguided, if you filed a PUC claim or complained to NRG directly they would resolve your issue and fire the salesperson as SLAMMING is not tolerated at this company. I worked for them in the past and use their service. CEO salary is actually much higher and they are not based in NJ. read more

Got an introductory rate of 5.7 cents kwh. After less than 3 months and without notifying me, they doubled the rate. After I discovered it, I kicked the scammers to the curb. Too bad. I would've kept them if they kept the rate low. A PECO rep warned me about them and he was right. read more

All what i can say about nrg is they are scammer or worst. They get you in initially with a fixed rate but when the plan expires they don't notify you. then they hike your rate to 120% which is unjustifiable Don't sign with them period stick with your local supplier you won't save money with nrg trust me you will loose your hard earned money read more

From the perspective of promises made to lower electric bills, our bill has my bill gone up? See example below: Nov 2017: 591 KWH, $82.46 Nov 2018: 583 KWH, $113.30 So, why with a lower usage / consumption rate of 08 KWH did our cost increase $30.84; a nearly 40% rate increase? Rick / Christy Benoit #100126885084 read more

My bill went up double from 9cents per KW to 17 cents per KW without even telling me. When I called to cancel, the rep was extremely rude. My electric bill went from 75.00 to $300. No joke. Its a no for me. read more

RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN from this deal as fast as you can. They lure you in with rates of 3-4 cents a unit, and before your realize it your bill has tripled because they quietly raise the rates to 14 cents a unit (compared to Ameren's 4 cents a unit). This cost me $150-$200 a month extra before I realized what the issue was. SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM read more

This company is horrible The quote you a price that I can afford afford and then without my knowledge they changed it without letting me know ,They're crooks don't use NRG for you electric provider ,I didn't want to put any stars but they would let me put this review without it . read more

If I could give them 0 stars I would. Biggest scam... don't let them fool you for .005 of a cent off your bill... its only for 3 months and then it goes up to 2x the price your energy bill would be. even to cancel it takes months to change your rate back and I'm stuck paying 13.9kwh where as Comed is at 7.1kwh. I was in tears over this Scam. They back you in a corner and practically blackmail you . I cannot believe this company exists, but I'm sure they are wealthy since they are scamming people for double. The guy who sold me the plan walked in my house while I was in my bathrobe and I practically had to sign up to force him out. I'm going to review this co. on every platform I can find to try to warn people off I hope their high-up's see it! read more

NRG is a SCAM and I wish I'd picked up on it earlier. It would have saved me thousands! I signed up with the promise of saving me money due to lower electric bills. It went up by double and I ONLY found out because neighbors were comparing monthly bills. Yes, it was lower for the first three months then they gouge you and only if you figure it out do you know to drop them!! It is horrible that they continue take people!!! read more

has been with NRG since 2016 and 2022-2023 they decided to switch up. I normally got a Email or a phone call when it came to my contract expiring, not this year they decided to send out a letter. I never received a letter from them, so you can see my face when I received a $700 bill. best part when I called to find out why, they try arguing with me saying they don't do email or phone calls which I completely read 2 of the emails to them. which Mr. David (57737) then closed my account. with my permission and put in the notes that I told him which I didn't. i called and spoke with another manger and her response was all the emails and phone calls was " courtesies" and they could on give me $80 to my $700 bill. because of them I got charge $.17 kWh so thanks NRG read more

This company SLAMMED my husband at Walmart. He was lied to about a salesperson about providing his information solely to find out more about the company and to take an energy survey for the chance of receiving a gift card. We NEVER agreed to switching our supplier to this company and, somehow, they did this without our consent. I already contacted PUCO, Walmart, several news outlets, and Ohio Edison. This is NOT ok. Beware, people! read more

If only I could have read these reviews sooner. If only I had listened to a coworker while on a commute. These people are very sneaky and will catch you without you knowing it!!! All I did was answer the phone and a few questions and all of the sudden my electric bill went from $45 a month to $200 something dollars !?! I'm very dismayed and wish there was something I could do. The answer you get from them is "Sorry things didn't work... Hate to see you leave!!!" These people should be locked away. Scam of the decade!!! read more

While people are shopping in Walmart they are harassing the Walmart customers trying to get them to drawing their plan which doesn't sound like a good deal anyway. I'm their shop at Walmart not be harassed by some side company read more

NEVER subscribe to this service. They promised me that a rep will call me if the rates go above Comed, which he told me never happens. I got a call one time telling the rates have not gone up. And I just realized that I have been paying 2 times the comed rate! 2 TIMES!!! This is a complete rip off. STAY AWAY FROM THEM! read more

This company is going to robbery you, like they did with so many customers. I payed triple price 15.9 cents per KWH compare to 5.2 cents after my contract is over. They told me I shout called them to renew contract, otherwise you can imagine...... read more

slammed me. never authorized them to bill out my energy. apparently duke energy was estimating my meter reading over the winter. so the 'catch up' bill was $1300 which came out of my bank without me knowing. To top it off, NRG rates based upon this huge amount of KWh was $500 more than what it was when I had Duke. I never authorized this switch. going to file a complaint with the PUCO but don't expect much. To top it off, i tried to call the NRG customer service line and after much ado getting past the prompts, the person acted like they couldn't hear me. every different way I tried speaker, no speaker, headset. but when I cussed at them as I hung up they heard that? nah. shady as sh*t read more

I had NRG in the past with no issues. Yes 3 months is a tiny bit cheaper and then if you check one month before ending contract rate, you need to check and sure it will be more expensive. I had no issues int he past but this time...we saw a rep in a festival. We were offered the same rate as comed, we checked but also offered a $100 gift card, instant to use. Well gift card was virtual and nowhwere it showed we were given such. We thought if we get card even if same rate, we still make some money. Contract said fixed rate and we had 3 and 10 days to rescind, cancel. We got home and the gift card was $20 so we called to cancel. No worth it. It was within 3 buisness days so no need to wait any billing cycle although were were told we had to wait 2 business cycles even though our business cycle would start at the very end of september -it was sept 5th when we called to cancel!!! I said BS! we were told we will get $75 at the end of the 3 months plus 3% cash back. NOwhere in anything we signed it showed that ether. We were told to check online in our contract. I said we can't log in. Rep said oh yes, you have to wait at the end of september when your plan starts to have access to your ocntract but trust me"Im telling you the truth". Yeah right, in person rep said njothign about it, it is written nowhere but there is a hidden contract I need to see in 3 weeks more...no way!! I went online and their website said you have to be 6 months with them to get $75 and the cash back is after one year so also contradicts what lady told me and no way we are going to stay longer then 3 months being a variable rate and thousands of people ripped off by this. I called twice to cancel and went to BBB to complain about this people talking different things and nothing in written. We got email that it was cancelled the same night we called but I was a bitch and I know the law and read what we signed. We were lied for sure with the fake $100 gift card and we believe we were lied more. Be careful and make sure you check your facts before giving them any info at all. read more

THE ABSOLUTE WORST! They pretty much charged us whatever they wanted for gas and electric because we were allegedly on a "month to month" plan with them. We used less kWh and therms than this time last year, however, they charged us double what we paid last year. Do yourself a favor and steer clear from them. Such rubbish! Throw the entire company away. PS They deserve 0 stars read more

You need to renew every 3 month otherwise rate kept going up now is $.12 vs 0.06 other companies. They are crooks. Is there a class action lawsuit we can bring them to court? read more

Steer clear of this company! I took a shot on their 3 month "introductory rate" that wasn't much different than my original electric/gas provider. But on the 4th and 5th month my bile was 2.5x what it normally is. I switched back immediately to my original provider. Save yourself the hassle! read more

Twice now I've had these people knock on my door, lying about their intentions. First time the guy said something about an Obama program, blah blah blah, told my husband to go get our electric bill and then bam, all of a sudden we had a new electrical service provider. My husband isn't an idiot but somehow he got duped by this guy. I wrote them an email and told them do not change our services, and do not ever knock on our door again with your deceptive practices. Well, new neighborhood, a few years later and who's at my door? A guy from NRG saying he's here to make sure I'm getting my refund checks from the city and my electrical provider. I pointed to my no soliciting sign, which he apparently can't read and continued with his spiel. I said that makes no sense, that the city and my provider aren't doing that, please go. He pressed on saying I just need to see your electric bill so I can calculate how much you're supposed to be getting back. I said I'm not changing my service and he said that's not why he was here. Right. He was getting all pissy with me so I walked away. What's worse is that he's canvasing the neighborhood, doing this to folks who may not be able to understand him or what's going on and then are signed up with some other service provider without knowing what happened. Bad business practices. Bad. **As a follow-up....I emailed them letting them know I did not appreciate their tactics, as I had the first time. I got an email back and all he focused on was how the agent should not have ignored my "no soliciting" sign. He then asked if there were other agents with him "making a sale" on my block. Huh. I thought they weren't selling anything, or so the agent at my door said. Deplorable. They should be ashamed of themselves. Do not patronize this company. read more

I wish I could give negative stars! This company SLAMMED me, signed me up without my knowledge and by the time I noticed it on my bills, they had bilked me out of hundreds of dollars! My usual electric company charges are HALF of what this shady company charges! Unbeknownst to me, I have been paying DOUBLE for my electric, and I'm a 78 year old senior citizen on a fixed income. There are times that I can't afford groceries or my medications after paying for my utility bills, and now I find out that it's because I've been a victim of a very unscrupulous business. This company should be ashamed for what they do, targeting vulnerable seniors and taking advantage of them! Just awful!!! read more

Signed up with lower rates and then without any notification raised rates to a very high level. I should not have switched from ComEd to this company. read more

agree with other reviews...this is a scam where rates skyrocket after intro offer /contract term..run away from this company and at minimum switch back to original supplier!! read more

They are a scam company. They give you a few months at a discount then raise your rates by double. literally double.