Tag Archives: overbilling

France: 85-yr-old wins lawsuit against EDF/Enedis for Linky meter overbilling

Posted on January 29, 2020 by admin

Linky meters are Smart Meters. Posted by Robin des Toits The Linky meter had multiplied its bill by five: Gilberte, 85 years old, made EDF fold – ladepeche.fr – 25/11/2019 The EDF bill for a Pas-de-Calais retiree had been multiplied … Continue reading →

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Michigan hearing, March 2. Senator calls for shut-off moratorium and steep fines to reimburse affected customers; computer problems caused many power shut-offs

Posted on February 27, 2018 by admin

Michigan Public Service Commission hearing Friday, March 2, 2018, 9 AM Lansing, Michigan It is critical that people call the MPSC to lodge complaints. If people don’t call, the extent of the investigation will be understated. People should call 1.800.292.9555 for … Continue reading →

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Electrical engineer explains to Michigan legislature why Smart Meters are causing high bills (VIDEO)

Posted on February 25, 2018 by admin

– Some main points: These Smart Meters and digital meters have a switched mode power supply inside that creates harmonics, also known as transients. The transients travel on the wiring throughout the home. Transients are seen by the current sensors … Continue reading →

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Michigan: Utility company runs out of excuses for high bills – the real problem is customer “perception” (VIDEO)

Posted on February 23, 2018 by admin

Interview with the smiling Consumers Energy representative Kathryn Burkholder. From WNEM, Michigan Consumers addresses customer concerns with smart meters February 2, 2018 http://www.wnem.com/clip/14097780/consumers-addresses-customer-concerns-with-smart-meters

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Maine: Sky-high utility bills but utility company denies any Smart Meter problems

Posted on January 27, 2018 by admin

From WGME CBS 13, On Your Side CMP customers sticker-shocked by latest bill Jan. 25, 2018 By Marissa Bodnar Some Central Maine Power customers are outraged over their latest bills and struggling to understand why, in some cases, they’ve doubled. … Continue reading →

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Calgary: City auditors cite lack of confidence in water billing and water meters in wake of complaints

Posted on September 16, 2017 by admin

From the Calgary Herald By Bill Kaufmann September 10, 2017 In the wake of Calgarians’ complaints over drastic over-billing for water services, city auditors have expressed a lack of confidence in the process. And a report to be delivered to … Continue reading →

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UK: ‘Error’ causes SSE smart meters to tell customers they’d spent £20k on gas and electricity in just one day

Posted on March 5, 2017 by admin

From the Sun March 5, 2017 By Kathryn Cain The company said no one would be charged extra due to the fault. CUSTOMERS were being quoted thousands of pounds for one DAY’s worth of gas and electricity due to a … Continue reading →

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Netherlands study: electronic energy meters’ false readings almost 6 times higher than actual energy consumption

Posted on March 5, 2017 by admin

The greatest inaccuracies were seen when dimmers combined with energy saving light bulbs and LED bulbs were connected to the system. From University of Twente, Netherlands March 3, 2017 Some electronic energy meters can give false readings that are up … Continue reading →

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Is PG&E overbilling opt-out customers with “estimated” utility bills?

Posted on February 9, 2017 by admin

From EMF Safety Network February 9, 2017 If you are a smart meter opt-out customer, you might want to call PG&E to find out if they’ve correctly billed you. People are getting higher bills because PG&E is reading meters every … Continue reading →

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Tucson, Arizona: Huge water bill for new house with no running water — “The meters are wrong.”

Posted on November 12, 2016 by admin

Spokesperson Fernando Molina says that while meter malfunctions are possible. [t]here’s been less than 5 documented cases in the last 20 years. “There is always that chance that the meter is over-registering but it is extremely rare…” See the comments … Continue reading →

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