BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoCalifornia man finds he’s been paying his neighbor’s electric bill for 15 yearswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia man finds he’s been paying his neighbor’s electric bill for 15 yearswww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
Ken Wilson had been trying to conserve electricity in order to lower his utility bill, but it was still stubbornly high
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoQuestion they don’t answer: is he going to get a refund, or nah?
minus-squareSonori@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt’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.
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI meant refund for last 15 years. I have a feeling PG&E will find a loophole.
minus-squareTheHarpyEagle@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoHonestly 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.
minus-square3ntranced@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoRefund? No way, power company doesn’t care you don’t notice. Likely will be pushed along to court
Question they don’t answer: is he going to get a refund, or nah?
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.
I meant refund for last 15 years. I have a feeling PG&E will find a loophole.
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.
Refund? No way, power company doesn’t care you don’t notice. Likely will be pushed along to court