| LIPA customers billed for days without power »www.newsday.com/long-island/lipa···698?qr=1
Gotta say, that this is where smart meters have a definite advantage. There is no need for estimated billing with smart meters. You pay exactly for what you use. |
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 TA63ST215WPremium,MVM
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| Really??? Comes up fine here.
Here's another:
»www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article···uts.html |
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 JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?Premium
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Kelowna, BC
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It linked fine for me. No paywall. |
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TA63ST215WPremium,MVM
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Thanks.
Paywalls are a pet peeve of mine.
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paywall for me too. could only read first paragraph
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 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | reply to fifty nine
I don't have a smart meter, but I get billed once every 2 months for what was exactly used (some dude comes to read the meter). |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Article Summary: Power company reassigned all employees to help with recovery effort, so meters didn't get read. Estimate bills were generated even for customers that had power outage. Customers upset. Customers can call and provide actual usage and get bill adjusted. Or wait until next actual meter reading. The power company is also suspending bills for people with severe damage and suspending 1.5% late fee.
People bitch about everything. And are stupid if they can't read their utility bills and just call their power company. A month or two ago I had a gas bill that was obscenely high. It was more gas usage in one month than I had used in the previous 8 combined with the mild winter and above average spring and summer. Discovered the meter reader misread one of the dials. Called, talked with a rep who agreed that the misread was pretty obvious and took my revised reading. Had a new bill in a few days. |
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 jjoshuaPremium
join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ
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After being without power for 9 days, my PSEG bill is going to be a bit late this month. |
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I'm guessing that the NY Daily News paywalls for certain ISPs. |
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 pikePremium,MVM
join:2001-02-01
Washington, DC
kudos:3 | reply to fifty nine
said by fifty nine:Gotta say, that this is where smart meters have a definite advantage. There is no need for estimated billing with smart meters. You pay exactly for what you use.
Serious question: are you trolling?
You pay for exactly what you use whether you have a smart meter or an analog one. No customers were overbilled nor are they being asked to pay for usage they didn't consume. This is a link-bait non-story. Estimated meter readings are quite common and are acceptable under utility commission regulations.
Not sure where the advantage is: if the power was out the day the billing system polled the meter for usage, customers would have received an estimated bill. Likewise if the meter communication network was damaged in the storm or experiencing interference or other transient problems. No system is perfect. |
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I submitted my own meter reading to JCP&L the day before the scheduled reading date, but they seem to have used to own estimate instead of my reading. It doesn't really matter, because it's within $2 of my reading, and everything will be back in sync the next time the meter reader comes around.
The linked story is really a non-story. No one is going to pay for power they didn't use.
EDIT: Some of these people may be on an equal payment plan. So of course they should pay the normal amount every month. That's exactly what they signed up for. |
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While it is true that no one will ultimately be over billed in the end, it is very disconcerting to be in the dark for a week or more and than receive an excessive electric bill on top of it. I would be really pissed off. |
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 Coma Thanks StevePremium
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NirvanaLand | said by microphone:While it is true that no one will ultimately be over billed in the end, it is very disconcerting to be in the dark for a week or more and than receive an excessive electric bill on top of it. I would be really pissed off.
It wouldn't surprise me if some aggressive lawyer out on L.I. starts shaking trees and kicking tires.
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 DataDocMy avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.Premium
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Greenville, NC
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said by fifty nine:I'm guessing that the NY Daily News paywalls for certain ISPs.
"This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online® customers."
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 JeffreyConnoisseur of leisurely thingsPremium
join:2002-12-24
Long Island
kudos:3 | reply to fifty nine
I read this in the paper the other day, but I wasn't sure why it was news. The estimate won't reflect being without power 8 days, but on the actual meter read the next time it will even out. Not a big deal. |
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 ropeguruPremium
join:2001-01-25
Mechanicsville, VA | reply to fifty nine
Just the typical whining from that area about nothing. |
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 M A R SPremium
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Long Island | said by ropeguru:Just the typical whining from that area about nothing.
Dog whistle. |
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said by DataDoc:said by fifty nine:I'm guessing that the NY Daily News paywalls for certain ISPs.
"This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online® customers." I am neither. |
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said by pike:said by fifty nine:Gotta say, that this is where smart meters have a definite advantage. There is no need for estimated billing with smart meters. You pay exactly for what you use.
Serious question: are you trolling? You pay for exactly what you use whether you have a smart meter or an analog one. No customers were overbilled nor are they being asked to pay for usage they didn't consume. This is a link-bait non-story. Estimated meter readings are quite common and are acceptable under utility commission regulations. Not sure where the advantage is: if the power was out the day the billing system polled the meter for usage, customers would have received an estimated bill. Likewise if the meter communication network was damaged in the storm or experiencing interference or other transient problems. No system is perfect. Not a troll post, but I do like dispelling the ignorance around smart meters. Their benefits far outweigh any perceived disadvantages.
Actually if the system was out for only a couple of days, the system would take the last and current reading. That's how it is for us. Even with normal operation, our meter readings may skip a day or two. At the end of the month they just take the difference between start and end and bill appropriately.
I have never gotten an estimated bill from our cooperative. |
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