Connecticut Woman Was Billed for 25 Years For Electricity Used By Streetlights Outside
Got a refund from the electric company
A Connecticut utility has reimbursed a woman almost $10,500 after acknowledging it billed her for 25 years for the electricity used to power streetlights near her home.
Grace Edwards tells the Hartford Courant she discovered the billing error after a prospective buyer for the house in Cheshire asked for a history of utility charges.
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