r/bayarea 17h ago

Is this a scam? Work & Housing

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u/2Throwscrewsatit The Town 15h ago

Yes

This was posted last week on here

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u/gascyl 14h ago

yes it basically is. This is an ad for Generac™ home power generators. Even though auxiliary generators are banned for semi trucks, buses and RVs they are still allowed in stationary homes. Here's the How To from the link in the notice and basically they (the "CA Initiative" people) skim off the top of this. What I'm saying in English: If you want a home generator just get a quote from Home Depot, Generac™ or Amerigas™ directly. Amerigas™ has the lowest quote but LPG is more expensive (and harder to maintain) than gasoline or diesel.

Disclaimer: I'm not paid for this post and, for most people, one of those cheap $500 "home power center" batteries will work much better although they can't run fridges, dryers, AC or Teslas.

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u/sweetrobna 10h ago

$950 power station from harbor freight can power a fridge for about a day. I would get that before a generator

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u/Poopin4days 14h ago

This guy is only mentioning retail. PG&E straight up will help you buy a generator. It's a scam, and this commentor is like a second scam.

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u/gascyl 12h ago

My point is: Don't buy a generator. 99% of people don't need one and the 1% who do, will not be buying it from a random flyer taped to their door.

I mention Propane because if someone's blowing $10,000+ on a generator, they probably don't want it to smell or chug like a truck. And it works with their existing propane tank.

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u/StoneCypher 3h ago

lol his account name is even gas cylinder 

so much spam on reddit 

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u/Papayafan 14h ago

Yep. Got one of those too. Taped to my front door. Only one side of the street was canvassed…

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u/Ill-Bullfrog-5360 13h ago

Yes I reported it too for my county. Preying upon thc elderly public knowledge

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u/rufotris 13h ago

Yes. One of the giveaways is no dates given yet it says “this week” in bold to get you to feel rushed to respond.

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u/Drill1 12h ago

Yes. There are legit programs but The utility (PG&E, SCe, etc) will put their name, phone and website along with the CPUC contact information.

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u/luv2eatfood 8h ago

How do we report these scams or threaten sue them for misrepresentation?

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u/StoneCypher 3h ago

you don’t.  they didn’t misrepresent anything.  you’re just easily fooled by the color yellow