Master Brian
DIY Senior Member
Ok, I get a bill for $9 & change from the electric company for my last months bill. Obviously that doesn't sound right and I have somewhat questioned my meter's accuracy before. So I call the electric company and ask them if that is indeed correct. The lady says it only shows 12KilaWatts of power used for the month, which is very low, but she says the billing dept accepted this. She told me they can come back out and re-read the meter, but if found correct, I will get a $10 charge for this, if not correct as we both suspect, there is no charge.
Well, I obvioulsy don't want to be on the hook for another $10, so I ask what the options are at this point. She says we can wait until Nov bill and it may even things out if it was an incorrect read.
My question is what if their meter isn't reading correctly? I've had a few people tell me they've known people with faulty meters and they get hit with guestimated bills. I obviously don't want this. Anyone have any experience with this? Like I said, I called the electric company and they don't seem concerned....
Well, I obvioulsy don't want to be on the hook for another $10, so I ask what the options are at this point. She says we can wait until Nov bill and it may even things out if it was an incorrect read.
My question is what if their meter isn't reading correctly? I've had a few people tell me they've known people with faulty meters and they get hit with guestimated bills. I obviously don't want this. Anyone have any experience with this? Like I said, I called the electric company and they don't seem concerned....