David Brecht has always been diligent about managing his energy use and paying his bills on time. But his latest electric bill left him stunned, jumping from about $100 to $257 after a rate hike by ...

The California Public Utilities Commission authorized Southern California Edison to install 5.3 million Smart Meters in its service area, which includes Montecito.

It showed her daily electric use suddenly dropped from an average of 81 kilowatt hours per day to 51-kilowatt hours per day as soon as the meter was swapped out. That's a decrease of 38 percent.

Maria Davila says she got a notice that her smart meter was not being read accurately, and she was later hit with a bill over $300. Noelle Lilley • Nov 1, 2024, 2:47 AM • Updated 3 days ago Share: ...

Apparently, after that, Davila says she got a notice that her smart meter was not being read accurately, and she was later hit with a bill over $300. She's not the only one.