Conned by Con Edison?
I live in a tiny, Jr 1BR (read: glorified alcove studio) in Prospect Heights and I’m getting ridiculous bills from Con Edison and National Grid. Seriously, how does boiling water once a week translate into $123 worth of cooking gas in 2 months? I’ve talked to my absentee landlady, who gets slapped with ridiculous bills…
I live in a tiny, Jr 1BR (read: glorified alcove studio) in Prospect Heights and I’m getting ridiculous bills from Con Edison and National Grid. Seriously, how does boiling water once a week translate into $123 worth of cooking gas in 2 months? I’ve talked to my absentee landlady, who gets slapped with ridiculous bills every so often as well, but she doesn’t know what to do about it either. Some woman came in to read the meter months ago, but that hasn’t helped. I’ve called both Con Edison and National Grid about this but they were (perhaps unsurprisingly) unhelpful. Would anyone be able to give me some advice?
Call public service commission in albany and file a comlaint over the phone. It sounds like your gas bills are an estimation not a monthly reading.
In the meantime con ed is forced to provide service during the review.
Check your bill…are you set up to have third party delivery service from an ESCOS? That could be your culprit!
If so, call con ed/nat grid and have them put a “freeze” on your account.
check your meter no. exactly with the bill no.
I was once getting a restaurant’s bills because of a missing zero, it took me 6 months to sort it out, I eventually had to write to the company president.
Phone Mr. Sinclair at 718 403 2289 & ask for an inspection (if you don’t get Sinclair, talk to anyone or leave a message.) Also try Rob’t Hardy of the Field Inspection Office for an appt. 718 270 5747
calling when there is no gas leak is a big no no and may get you arrested.
Posted by: smeyer418 at September 21, 2009 11:12 AM
HUH????? There are different extensions for different problems.
I call my readings in all the time. Oftentimes that results in a negative credit bill if a few previous ones were over-estimated.
NSR, you are likely right…I forgot to mention that I pay for my own heat as well as cooking gas so that likely makes the difference in my ‘minimum’ bill each month. I think the rates are different for cooking gas alone vs. cooking and heating gas supply.
calling when there is no gas leak is a big no no and may get you arrested.
Also verify w/Con Ed what type of account it is… We had an apt in Park Slope that had an outrageous initial bill and it turns out it had been set up as a commercial account, and had an estimated usage based on that.
Even with estimated billing, that’s totally ridiculous. I frequently get them and they may be slightly higher but not 1000%. Your meter may be screwy or other apartments are on. In any case call them again and tell they must come and check the meter. And that you are expecting them to reimburse you for all the overcharges. Keep calling and then start calling 311. tell them there is a gas leak if you need to to get them to come over.