Ken Wilson had been trying to conserve electricity in order to lower his utility bill, but it was still stubbornly high
I have an energy monitor and Home Assistant — it’s pretty neat, and I can verify that the energy usage is essentially the same on both. Helps to pinpoint electricity drains, as I can tell what breaker is using the juice (the smart plugs are also helpful here).
I went with the Emporia Vue2 which unfortunately requires some tinkering to get it to run local-only, but once I set that up it’s been a dream. Too bad they don’t offer it out of the box configured for local use…
When we were renovating our apartment, we found one of the neighbors outlet connected to our fusebox. Originally it was a company owned building for employees to rent, so nobody gave a shit about how the utilities were connected.
Who was paying his bill? His neighbor? Article doesn’t say.
When asked for comment the neighbor responded “Thank you?”
Question they don’t answer: is he going to get a refund, or nah?
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.