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Sherri De Rose
Citizen
Username: Honeydo
Post Number: 101
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 8:09 am: | 
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Didn't know where to post this.....Received my PSE&G bill yesterday..and what had been 20+ dollars for years all of a sudden was $181.00. This is automatically deducted from my checking account so it would have been a surprise if I hadn't checked. I was told the meter was read incorrectly and they would send me a corrected bill. But if I hadn't called, an additional $160.00 would have been taken from my checking account. So make sure to check all bills. |
Kibbegirl
Citizen
Username: Kibbegirl
Post Number: 473
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 8:17 am: |
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Sherri De Rose, how the heck has your PSEG bill been $20 for "years"? Do tell! |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2318
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 9:48 am: |
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Perhaps Sherri is talking about her water bill from NJ American Water if she lives in Maplewood. |
mim
Citizen
Username: Mim
Post Number: 577
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 10:05 am: |
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I did actually have a meter reading error from PS&G, however -- I thought they were just "catching up" after the winter, but when I called to check, they realized it was an incorrect reading. The bill was double what it should have been.
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Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2319
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 10:11 am: |
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I realize that could happen from PSE&G but we were questioning the generally $20/month statement from Sherri. |
Sherri De Rose
Citizen
Username: Honeydo
Post Number: 102
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 2:01 pm: |
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Hi All,
Yes..about $20.00 give or take...No Kids, oil heat, gas hot water, gas stove that hubby does most of the cooking on...make sure I shut a light as I leave a room (Oh wait that's JCP&L. Maybe that's part of the reason. Does Maplewood use PSE&G for their electricity as well?)...not a fanatic, just don't waste stuff. Like NEVER let the water run while doing the dishes (actually maybe that helps, because the gas hot water heater is not firing up). I also wash out zip lock bags, air dry paper towels that have only been used for water (that's nothing, my mother-in-law used to save each half of a clothespin and build a new one with the parts). |
Kibbegirl
Citizen
Username: Kibbegirl
Post Number: 476
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 2:35 pm: |
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Even with all of that. e.g., turning off lights when not in the room, not wasting water, etc., I still don't know how you're maintaining your bill @ $20/month. That's incredible to say the least. |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2325
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 2:43 pm: |
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I think I understand now. Sherri is just talking about her gas bill not her electric bill. Do I understand that right Sherri? Inquiring minds and jealous bill payers want to know. |
Sherri De Rose
Citizen
Username: Honeydo
Post Number: 103
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 3:29 pm: |
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Wendy, affirmative, just the gas. Normal electric bill in the winter is about $65.00. |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2326
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 3:41 pm: |
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Thanks for the explanation. But I'm still impressed by your conservation measures in both the gas and electric uses in your home! |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3357
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 3:56 pm: |
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How do you have JCP&L in Maplewood? We have PSE&G for both gas and electric and I thought that was universal here (?) |
Sherri De Rose
Citizen
Username: Honeydo
Post Number: 104
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 5:58 pm: |
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I live in Millburn 2 blocks from the Maplewood border. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3359
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 7:22 pm: |
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Ahhh, now I understand ... and am no longer mystified. |
eb1154
Citizen
Username: Eb1154
Post Number: 483
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 7:46 pm: |
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When was the last time PSEG came in and read the gas meter? If has been awhile you might be in for a big shock. Last year PSEG didn't read my gas meter for several months, so they estimated it. When they finally read it and sent me an accurate bill I nearly shite. |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 1713
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 8:05 pm: |
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Come to think of it, PSE&G has not been here in months to read the meter. This happened once before, a couple of years ago: they didn't read the meter, and when they did, they realized that they had been overcharging me (SHOCKING) and sent a refund check of -- get this -- over $1,200.
A $20 gas bill sounds like a dream to me. However, it's probably what it costs per day to heat my foyer.  |
Jennifer Pickett
Citizen
Username: Jpickett
Post Number: 198
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 9:13 am: |
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We got totally screwed by PSEG meter reading when we bought our house (naive 1st time buyers)- they didn't come out to read it when changing owners (???! thought they would do this without us having to ask)- so we were stuck with $1500 payment because they had no record of the gas meter being read for 3 years, and it had been underestimated that entire time. We negotiated them down to half. Please help me spread the word to new homebuyers- check and make sure all meters have been read when setting up your utilities!! |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 3265
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 9:19 am: |
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Jennifer: Sorry to hear about that. My attorney was insistent on having the meters read the day before the closing when we bought, and 8 years later when we sold the buyer's attorney did likewise. I would have thought all attorneys were that diligent. |
Jennifer Pickett
Citizen
Username: Jpickett
Post Number: 199
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 9:30 am: |
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ES&L- sounds like you had a good attorney. Our situation was complicated slightly by a one month rental by the owner, so our closing happened one month before the utilities switched over. Live and learn, I guess! |
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