California’s largest utility came under fire from state lawmakers Monday for billing practices associated with its “smart-meter program,” which has generated nearly 1,000 customer complaints to regulators.
Members of the state Senate took Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to task over the 3-year-old initiative, which uses electronic data, rather than meter readers, to determine customers’ monthly gas and electric use.
via In brief: Utility under fire for ‘smart meters’ : Ventura County Star.
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