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Old 07-23-2014, 08:24 PM
 
Location: Punta Gorda, FL
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My PC home is my vacation (and restoration project) house and I monitor my FPL bill on their website to keep an eye on my energy usage and make sure there are no surprises on my bill. Perhaps check to see if you have the smart meter and then track your usage and then manage your consumption.
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Old 07-25-2014, 08:43 AM
 
Location: SW Florida
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Meter readers are not lazy. In fact they often cover up to 8 miles a day in the heat, and rain. you used the power you owe the bill. A meter reader will not skip a house, in fact if they do a report is made on that house. After 2 straight missed reading, a new reader is sent out on a different day to find out the problem. When this happens you are sent a message, and a phone call is made to give the reader access. The reason your bill is an estimate is because a reader was NOT given access to the meter. It happens a lot, but it does catch up. Common sense goes along way.

With the smart meters FPL has installed, I don't think they even use meter readers that come on location to read meters anymore. We've been told they can determine customers' electric use remotely.
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