BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoCalifornia man finds he’s been paying his neighbor’s electric bill for 15 yearswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up161arrow-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 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-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-up9·2 days agoQuestion they don’t answer: is he going to get a refund, or nah?
minus-square3ntranced@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoRefund? No way, power company doesn’t care you don’t notice. Likely will be pushed along to court
minus-squareSonori@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days 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-up1·2 days agoI meant refund for last 15 years. I have a feeling PG&E will find a loophole.
minus-squareTheHarpyEagle@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day 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-squareSonori@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI know what you meant and what they should do, I was just repeating what they actually did so far.
Question they don’t answer: is he going to get a refund, or nah?
Refund? No way, power company doesn’t care you don’t notice. Likely will be pushed along to court
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.
I know what you meant and what they should do, I was just repeating what they actually did so far.