Sid T.
Posted
Duke Energy Home Protection Plan is Useless
I have the Duke Energy home protection plan and lightning knocked out my 70" TV and an overhead light fixture, both of which are supposedly covered by my protection plan. The strike was so severe it blew concrete blocks out of the side of my chimney and tripped 2/3 of my home circuit breakers. Duke Energy sent out an electrician who confirmed the light fixture and tv were not working but said he was not qualified to determine if lightning was the cause. When I contacted Duke Energy again they said I had to take my TV to a repair service to determine the cause of the failure. The closest service to me is a Best Buy 50 miles away and they charge $125 to do that diagnostic. In all, I paid $650 to replace and install the new TV and $150 to replace and install my light fixture, without any assistance from Duke Energy. This coverage by Duke Energy is not worth the monthly payments I have been making for years and I strongly advise against signing up for it.



