Trending News: Who would not feel relaxed if there is an AC fridge in the house, but this relaxation is snatched away when the company hands you a hefty electricity bill. You may still pay this bill, but if the company hands you the bill of your neighbor and asks you to pay it, you will be surprised and hesitant. Something similar happened with Ken Wilson, who lives in California, America, where he had to pay the electricity bill of his neighbor for the last 15 years due to the mistake of the electricity company. When the man came to know about this, the ground slipped under his feet.
The meter was picking up the load even after the power was cut off
Actually, for the last several months, Kane was getting very upset due to the high electricity bill. To reduce the electricity bill, he started reducing the consumption of electricity in his house, despite this, Wilson’s electricity bill was not decreasing. After this, he bought a device to track electricity consumption, after which he found that his meter was taking the load even after the breaker was turned off. After Wilson got suspicious about the meter, he complained about it to the electricity company, and then what came out shocked Kane Wilson and his family.
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The company had connected Wilson’s meter to the neighbor’s connection
After Wilson’s complaint, the company sent a representative to his apartment for investigation, who told Wilson that something was definitely wrong. When the investigation proceeded, it was found that the company had mistakenly connected Wilson’s meter to the neighbor’s connection, which was taking the neighbor’s electricity load. Wilson was shocked to know this. Wilson could not believe that the electricity bill he had been paying since 2009 was the neighbor’s bill.
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The company said this in its statement
The good thing in all this is that the company accepted its mistake in this matter and apologized to Wilson. In a statement issued by the company, it was said that PG&E has accepted its mistake and the company is always committed to improving its relationship with the customer. The company apologizes to Wilson for the inconvenience caused to him. After this statement, the company also asked other customers to verify their meter numbers, so that no customer faces such a problem in the future.
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