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RandiFan1290

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6. FPL did this in Florida

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 06:37 AM

Jul 2012

after the hurricanes. The one thing we had to look forward to was a smaller electric bill. Then we get a notice that they are doing us the favor of basing the bill on the last month we paid.

How convenient

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Maryland Power Companies To Bill Customers For Lost Service [View all] Tx4obama Jul 2012 OP

Wow, that's Capitalism for ya. Zalatix Jul 2012 #1

I suppose next they will want retro payments AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #2

Somebody paid a lot of money to convince Maryland's legislature to allow this activity. Selatius Jul 2012 #3

A little more detail quaker bill Jul 2012 #4

And where do I send the bill for the food lost in the freezer? MiniMe Jul 2012 #5

FPL did this in Florida RandiFan1290 Jul 2012 #6

you still have to pay when the power's out? well, that's about par. maybe the next step will HiPointDem Jul 2012 #7

Energy Cooperatives - why shouldn't the customers own the power company? Agony Jul 2012 #8

Buy from a different supplier and show the utilities they can't keep using us as ATMs measter29 Sep 2012 #9