Comcast Starts Selling Electricity In Pennsylvania → Re: The more you lump the services, the great chance of failure..

Remote disconnect is at least possible in Boston. I was watching a home improvement show called Flipping Boston (or something like that and the flippers forgot to pay the bill in the middle of a remodel. He had to make it to the power company office by 5pm to get the power restored or risk losing the whole weekend. He made it and as soon as he paid the bill, power was immediately restored. No way they rolled a truck that fast.

In New york city they have the power to send a tech to disconnect you if you are due no matter the time or day . Happen to me when i had a dispute with then about a huge summer bill when I was away from the country. Mind you I contact then 30 days before the travel by phone and in writing,disconnected everything and nobody has keys to my place. I come home and what do i get a 300 dollar bill and no explanation as to why it was so high when nobody was home. So they disconnected my service i went to court and in the end i had to pay 100 and since then its been super high no matter what. When you let a monopoly control something vital abuses likes this will happen. I feel sorry for anybody having to suffer when a horrible comp like comcast takes over.

Depends on where you live to get a truck that fast. I've seen power disconnected and a truck in the neighborhood turned it back on within a few minutes if they were near by.

Are you in an apartment complex or multi-dwelling unit? If so, someone might have used your out-of-country experience to attach a circuit behind your meter to steal power. If possible, shut off the main to make sure the meter is at rest. Turn on breakers one by one and note consumption. That's a pain but if your meter is in a private and safe place, use your smartphone and Skype a video call to a laptop so you can note what the meter does with each breaker. If you feel you would lose your phone, get a friend to help.

In 1990 I lived in an apartment with unusually high A/C bills. The door to the apartment opened to an entry way that was somewhat conditioned. As such the doors were not airtight (large gap at the bottom of the door. I finally noticed a huge positive outflow whenever the blower was running. Further investigation an I discovered my inside cold air return ducts were blocked, forcing the unit to use outside air. Needless to say, its a lot harder to remove heat from 90+ degree outside air vs. 75 degree inside air. When the lease came due I moved.

I live in a building. The meter is on the basement and no tenant can get in that room only the superintendent can get there. But I will turn the breakers off so that won't happen again. Thanks for the headsup

The guy was on the phone with the job site and said she hit ENTER and the site said the power was on. I specifically remember it because I didn't know they could do that.

Once the judge rule on my favor they turn the power by the time i arrived home and i manage to get some more compensation for all the food lost. So in turn I only pay 25 bucks.