Dive Summary:
- The refund Entergy Mississippi owes Hernando High School in Mississippi looks like this: $1,230,313.55, plus $236,312.56 in interest the utility must pay for overcharging the school’s electric bill.
- The culprit? A meter multiplier installed at the school that rendered inaccurate scaled-up calculations of electricity usage.
- Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley said he’s seen a rise in over billing and under billing due to malfunctioning meters of all types.
From the article:
“Many of the Commission’s metering rules are many years old. Presley would like the Commission to consider new rules, which would ensure that utilities’ meters are routinely tested and serviced, and when a utility over bills, the customer will be compensated with interest.” ...