"According to a report on www.Forbes.com, scores of consumers in California's Central Valley paid for more electricity than they actually used due to the errors of some 1,600 flawed smart meters belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric Company."
"Susan Losonci had never paid more than $125 a month for electricity since she moved into her Colodny Drive condo six years ago.
But after Southern California Edison installed a new smart meter for her home on Aug. 1, the Agoura Hills woman said her utility bill suddenly tripled.
"There is something wrong. I have not used more electricity and I haven't done anything new, so how does this smart meter charge me so much?" Losonci said.
Even with her air conditioner working overtime during the summer heat wave, the extra use shouldn't amount to the significant increase in her bill, said Losonci, whose home is 1,150 square feet.
"The most I've paid is $100 to $125, and now all of a sudden it's $318. The heat has been going on for three months, so that can't be it," she said."
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