Although most times there is a legitimate reason, I do know of a case where a meter went crazy.
A friend called and said their power bill had tripled.
I checked it out and the meter was running pretty fast, so I asked if there had been any changes in the house or A/C (it was summer) and they said no.
There was no abnormally high amperage or duration of elevated amperage on A/C starts on any reading I took over a period of a couple weeks.
The POCO is called and says meter is fine.
Neighbors bills are normal.
Next two months the bills are still high.
Finally, they demand a new meter be installed and after it is the bill returns to normal.
There was never any reimbursement but they did not push for it either.
Roger
[This message has been edited by Roger (edited 12-31-2005).]
