California man finds he’s been paying his neighbor’s electric bill for 15 years (www.theguardian.com)

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Ken Wilson had been trying to conserve electricity in order to lower his utility bill, but it was still stubbornly high

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[-] fubarx@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Question they don't answer: is he going to get a refund, or nah?

[-] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Refund? No way, power company doesn't care you don't notice. Likely will be pushed along to court

[-] sonori@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

It’s PG&E, so they said that he’s still on the hook for this months billing cycle. Starting next month though, he’ll be billed correctly, hopefully.

[-] fubarx@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I meant refund for last 15 years. I have a feeling PG&E will find a loophole.

[-] TheHarpyEagle@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

Honestly the probably don't even have to. In my experience, they tell you to fuck off because anyone who actually notices the price of the power bill isn't wealthy enough to sue.

[-] sonori@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

I know what you meant and what they should do, I was just repeating what they actually did so far.

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