I will tell you how grossly offended I was when Indy Power and Light pulled this crap. They sent out shame letters telling me I use more power than my neighbors.
The only problem is that those SOBs didn’t bother to figure in that I have a blind neighbor on one side, two neighbors who are never home and a bunch of seniors who don’t use technology.
I think that our power company must have had truckloads of
“go eat shat” responses. Including mine. They quit doing it.
If you think this is okay, fine, but I purposely upped my power usage in retaliation.
When I received mine from the electric company, my neighbors and I laughed.
It was a great communication tool.
This is only a big deal for people who want something to rail against.
You bore me....go the hell away.
ROFL! I say good for you! ComEd did that same crap here in Illinois and I received a few of those "you use more power than your neighbors" do letters too. I use a whopping $3-$4 and they're trying to "shame" me into reducing my power usage???
I'm a ham radio guy. I use my full legal-limit+ amplifier A LOT MORE now than I ever did.
Screw 'em! Make more power you bastards!