The above video is call The power of high-pressure sales aired on March 20, 2009 on CBC-TV.

Universal Energy Corp. is also known as Universal Power, Newton Home Comfort, National Home Services, Just Energy, Us Energy Saving Corp, US Energy Savings Corp, USESC, Energy Savings Group, Natural Gas Delivery, Ontario Energy Savings Corp, Alberta Energy Savings L.P, Energy Savings Group. See here and here.

Universal Energy are the same people from National Home Services and a company by the name of Just Energy acquired Universal Energy Corporation in fall of 2009, which mean Just Energy is now the head company of Universal Energy Corporation. Read more about Just Energy.

Have you heard of these fixed-rate energy providers, they are 3rd party gas and electricity providers and in my opinion, they are fraud.

I have no problem with these 3rd party gas and electricity providers like Just Energy Ontario. It is a company and they need to make profit just like any companies but I have a big problem when they send their independent energy sale people to my home and tried to trick me to sign their long term contract without telling me all the terms and conditions.

98% of the people who sign up with Just Energy lost money. See the statistics here. On that link you can also check out other gas and electricity providers that sell fixed-rate gas and electricity prices.

The only reason anyone want to sign up with Just Energy, is not because they are cheapest gas and electricity supplier, is because you prefer a fixed rate so you can budget for your future expenses, DO NOT sign up to save money, unless you really know what you’re doing.

How to cancel and get out of gas and electricity contract

If you’re a home owner, especially if you’re a new home owner, watch out for these door-to-door 3rd party gas and electricity sales. They will dress up with their uniform, cap and clipboard. Knocking on your door unannounced, making sale pitch about their cheapest gas and electricity prices or their “Price Protection Plan”. With promise savings on gas and electricity, or telling you to sign up before the cost of gas and electricity are going up.

They are not there to save anyone money. No strangers knock on your door to save you money, they are doing it because they want your money.

First, if you or your parents are 55 years or older and sign their gas and electricity contract. You can cancel without paying any existing fee, these 3rd party gas and electricity providers will not tell you this. Also, you have between 10-30 days to cancel without having to pay anything after the day you sign the contract. The cancellation period (10-30 days) varies from one company to another, if you want to get out you will need to act quick. If you are under 55 years old and pass the 10-30 days of signing the contract and want to get out without paying anything. Read the different options below.

Option #1: For US residents

If you believe you have been subjected to deceptive business practices, please contact your General Attorney with the information below.

If you live Illinois file your complaint to the ICC and call The Attorney General of Illinois at (800) 386-5438 or visit The Attorney General of Illinois’s website to file a complaint on consumer fraud.

If you live in the Buffalo/New York area contact Attorney General’s Buffalo office at (800) 771-7755

For Texas residents call The Attorney General of Texas consumer protection hot-line at (800) 621-0508.

For other States look here.

Then file a complaint at The Better Business Bureau.

Option #2: For Canadians, Send letter to Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services

If you just sign the gas and electricity contract, you have 10 days to cancel without paying anything.

Ok, here is the first way to get out and cancel your gas and electricity contract without having to pay the ridiculous existing fees. If you have been convinced to buy a product or service based on a false, misleading, or deceptive sales pitch or advertisement, the Business Practices Act gives you the right to cancel the contract. You can read the entire page here. Make sure you follow this instruction carefully. Many people already successfully canceled their long term gas and electricity contract using this guide. These 3rd party gas and electricity provider used their door-to-door sales to tricked you to sign their contract, now it’s time to get out.

Newton Home Comfort is part of Universal Energy and National Home Services. Now Universal Energy been acquired by Just Energy in July 2009.

Read about Just Energy, Universal Energy and National Home Services.

If someone wearing a uniform by Newton Home Comfort or one of their other energy companies show up at your front door unannounced. Be very careful, they are very sneaky trying to sell you something without telling you all the terms and conditions under their contract.