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Communities of color, low-income residents face high electricity prices from third-party suppliers
Salespeople might stop people outside of grocery stores or call on the phone or knock on a front door. They’ll say they’re working with the utility company and want to make sure a customer is paying the right rate. When they determine the customer isn’t, they offer to sign them up for the right one, where they’ll pay less.
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