UPDATE 8/19/19 – This offer appears to be back in play – expiration 10/1/19
I got an email the other day offering bonus miles for changing your energy provider to NRG. The deal is for 10,000 Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards miles for switching.
We’ve had some similar offers previously –
- 10,000 Amtrak points
- 10,000 American AAdvantage miles
- 12,500 Southwest Rapid Rewards for switching energy providers
- 12,500 American AAdvantage miles
- 10,000 American AAdvantage miles
- 10,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points to switch energy provider
- 12,500 Southwest or 15,000 Amtrak points for switching energy providers
NRG is apparently only active in the following states: Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Southwest NRG Offer details
You can sign up online or if you call in (1-855-674-7697), the offer code is SWA-7769-047. You get 10,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every dollar spent
Southwest NRG fine print
- Earn 10,000 Rapid Rewards points as a bonus after your second month as an NRG Home customer.
- Earn 2 Rapid Rewards points for every $1 you spend on the supply portion of your monthly electric bill, or 3 reward points for every $1 if you are a Rapid Rewards credit cardmember.*
- Seamless switching with no interruption in your service
- Rapid Rewards bonus points will not count towards A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass qualification
Of course… there is a catch
I have switched my electric and gas providers around every couple of months for a couple of years now, and I definitely think that it is not for the faint of heart. You REALLY need to be on top of things. Note in the “features” above the part where it talks about the “flexible month-to-month plan”. This is code for “the time where NRG screws you over”. When “your ongoing electric supply price will be variable and can change each month“, that is not a good thing for you.
I usually sign up for 3-6 month fixed rates, taking whichever company offers the lowest price and/or best promotion. Then I set myself a reminder to make sure and update my account when the time frame is up. A month or two on the “variable” plan will quickly eat up any savings you have.
I am currently not eligible because I am ALREADY an NRG customer (having swapped to get the AAdvantage miles a few months ago), but plan to swap off of it once my promotional rate has expired
What about you? Have you ever swapped your gas or electric providers for a promotion? What was your experience like? Is this an intriguing offer? Let us know in the comments.
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Lots of discussion about this over the years on Flyertalk. Proceed with caution. I did this several years ago to get Starwood points. My increased bill vs the Edison company wasn’t worth the point cost. This is not the easy money (miles) it appears to be.
Of course, YMMV as noted above.
Are these RR points rewarded eligible for completing the SW Companion Pass requirements?
We switched to Reliant for the SW RR points, hoping they would count toward the Companion Pass, but they did not. I don’t know if these would count or not. The Reliant promo called the points “bonus points” and bonus points do not count toward the Companion Pass. I hope this helps!
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