Weird electric bill--help!

So they were supposed to come and check my meter (which I believe they did),

but I haven't gotten a bill, so I checked my account online,

and my account said my bill is 'delayed'.

What would they be delaying it for? I have had a big jump in power usage since the previous bill (now running more lights), but why would they delay the bill--

I have to admit, it's making me a little nervous...I live in Los Angeles county--has anyone else had this problem, and if they did, what is the best way to deal with it? (just go to a payment center and make a payment?)

Just pay your bills on time man. They want your money.

they could have scheduled an inspection because of the jump in electrical draw. since you are in California i wouldn't worry at all though. there are a number of issues to delay the bill and as long as you aren't stealing power then you are fine.

ScoobyDoobyDoo said:

they could have scheduled an inspection because of the jump in electrical draw. since you are in California i wouldn't worry at all though. there are a number of issues to delay the bill and as long as you aren't stealing power then you are fine.

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Ok, that's cool...I am not stealing power, which is why I got confused why they wouldn't give me a number. I guess they might be switching my old meter to a new digital meter. Should I call them to ask what is going on or go to a payment venter to make a payment, or just sit back and wait?

if you go online and it says "delayed" then i wouldn't worry. normally i would say go and pay it cause the bill might have gotten lost in the mail or something but if that's what it says online then just wait it out. could be a number of things. technical issues with their equipment, errors on the bill, switching out meters, they did an inspection, etc... you are fine...don't worry.

there probally making sure your meter aint fucked up cause of the big jump I would'nt sweat it as long as you have no signs of a grow from the outside and you keep your mouth shut cause they need a lot more than your power consumption for a warrant plus l.a. has a lot of growers the cops can't be watching for that shit they got all them gangs to worry about and fucking with the gangstas that come out of the slums to sell crack n shit to the rich folk and meth weed aint on their priority in L.A. around here theirs to many pill heads and robberys and even some meth heads plus the new chief of police was a pothead and their are a few well known growers that get robbed regulary they fucked up by telling people its a small town so you know the cops heard about it but theirs bigger things to worry about shit not to many people smoke weed around here they like there hillbilly heroin and the cops focous on the junkies they don't have time to fuck with anyone else theirs only 2 cops and probally well over 100-200 junkies its sad everyone I hung out with are junkies

Ok cool...thanks guys. I'll just hang tight and see what happens next...

call them up and ask them whats going on. I know if I wasn't growing and they were messing with my bills I would want to find out why.

bluntmassa1 said:

there probally making sure your meter aint fucked up cause of the big jump I would'nt sweat it as long as you have no signs of a grow from the outside and you keep your mouth shut cause they need a lot more than your power consumption for a warrant plus l.a. has a lot of growers the cops can't be watching for that shit they got all them gangs to worry about and fucking with the gangstas that come out of the slums to sell crack n shit to the rich folk and meth weed aint on their priority in L.A. around here theirs to many pill heads and robberys and even some meth heads plus the new chief of police was a pothead and their are a few well known growers that get robbed regulary they fucked up by telling people its a small town so you know the cops heard about it but theirs bigger things to worry about shit not to many people smoke weed around here they like there hillbilly heroin and the cops focous on the junkies they don't have time to fuck with anyone else theirs only 2 cops and probally well over 100-200 junkies its sad everyone I hung out with are junkies

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biggest run-on sentence ever!

I wouldnt worry about it man...just pay your bill and go about your business

ImAgIaNtInDaGrOwWoRlD said:

Just pay your bills on time man. They want your money.

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It is hard to pay your bill on time when they don't send you the bill. I would be asking what is up right now. You don't want then to drag the sending of the bill out too the point you get a bill for multiple months.
In my area, I new my bill was due THAT DAY or shut off. I went into the office, said this is the cut off day and I wanted to pay my bill in full, but did not have the bill on me. It took the girl 15 min to find my account and told me the amount, I paid, and got a receipt. 29 days later a utility truck pull the pole fuse and turned me off. I said the next bill wasn't due for two days.
I went in pissed and the girl had told me by bill was $20.32 short so I was in default. I said it was the girls fault as I was in the office, and I have a damn smart meter. They pretty much said it is my responsibility to know my billing amount and was still charged a reconnect fee. It is the only power company here, so there is no competition. When the utility truck returned to turn things on, he heard my home backup generator running and kept staring at the house for awhile before restoring power. I think he was pissed off that the house was running fine without their service. If it he was concerned about restoring power and possibly damaging the generator, you think he would of knocked on the door to be sure the house was 100% separated from the mains, which it was.

my grammar sucks

jpockets420 said:

biggest run-on sentence ever!

I wouldnt worry about it man...just pay your bill and go about your business

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Now when I tried to check my electric bill online, it's saying "service not available".

Are they just getting ready now to give me a number?

It didn't say that yesterday, and my friend can access his bill fine, so I'm guessing "service is not available" because they're changing my meter...

Or at least I hope so...

just call them and ask them why you haven't received your bill they can't do shit unless your stealing power

Well, still no bill...I went to the electric office and made a payment anyway, so now I have a big credit in my account...I figure that at least acknowledges I know I use a lot of electricity, but hey, I'm ready to pay for it....still no word though.

Good luck man. This shit worries e every day.

Funny thing is I been in my apartment since april.... first month wa $8 because it was only a week! next month after growing for a part of it my bill was $60 then this months bill comes with runing my t5 AND 600 which i wasnt doing my second month here...... ready for it?..... $7.00 no lie. Dont know why but I'm not going to ask questions. I been waiting for it to change but nothing has lol I'll take it!!!!