So when I first started going and it was just Justin, Mike, and a girl named mel or something in 2017 (or something I forget actual year)it was a cool spot, but with covid and success it got out of hand

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Matt at Reds Barber Shop. He’s meticulous and books out a little ways.

I'll reach out them to see what they can do..

We're in a single house, so they'd have to be tapped in somewhere else. I don't think a switch of the meter would have fixed that.

Beyond that, I called and complained for 3-4 months since I didn't agree with our bill relative the year before (looking at kwh, not cost) and after a few months of complaining the kwh decreased by about 200kwh/month with no change on our end.

I truly think NG was trying to rip us off. Maybe they're in cahoots with solar companies since we get door to door solar sales people at least once per month for the last year.

You don't have any nice friends or family to bother with that! I would do that! If not, I would take Knight's, since I actually worked for them briefly.

The first time I went to Axe to Grind I had Mike but Drew is the main person who I go to now. Still love Mike, awesome guy

Drew at Axe to Grind

The late but always great!

Santana Company Barbershop

I doubt it would have been fixed during the meter swap. Meter swaps are very quick and easy they just pop right out. If the tech had noticed something a miss in the meter pan they would not have touched it and alerted OP bc the meter plan is the customers responsibility.

Your point about a neighbor using OP's electricity is very possible.

I went to Dana’s regularly 8ish years ago and was great

They likely still have it at their meter shop, if you would like it tested.

Additionally while it does happen it is rare that the meters are off especially by 2x. They are pretty rigorously tested during the certification process. The other possibility is an issue with NG's billing system which is more common of an issue. The MA DPU can likely help with that as well.

Huh? No, your neighbour would have been hooked into the electric line somewhere downstream of the meter, it wouldn't have been based on a meter swap.

But when the electric company gave you a new meter, they might have fixed it - or whoever was tapped in noticed you noticed and stopped.

This happens by accident a lot in 3 deckers - some electrician isn't paying attention and hooks one unit's outlet into another unit's breaker box or something.

Well, my meter was switched out yesterday so it's a moot point unless my kwh don't change starting with my next bill.

How would my AMI meter get swapped for another AMI meter when the AMI meters are now obsolete?

I've had an AMI until yesterday.

I don't live in Worcester anymore, however I may be able to help. I work for the NYS Department of Public Service, and we regulate utilities. Every state has a version of one, in MA it's called the Department of Public Utilities. I would reach out to them to help.

In NY the law is that a customer can request a meter investigation where the utility will pull the meter and test it in the presence of a DPS meter expert. If it was found to be out of spec you would be refunded the difference. I'm not sure what the regs are in MA but I would call and see.

Some of my other thoughts are that 800 kWh a month seems on the high side that works out to an average 1.11kW continuously. I had an issue where I would keep the fan on my forced air heat all the time to keep air flowing but it was actually using around 800-900 watts so I would check that l.

Also commodity prices for natural gas and fuel oils have been very volatile and high. Utilities pass these costs directly onto the customer, they don't profit off it or mark it up. Generally utilities will try and hedge these costs so that ratepayers are insulated from the volatility but all hedging can do is smooth it out. What I'm trying to say is that the utilities don't have much control over the supply portion of the bill.

I would also check what rate code/service class you are in, it should be listed on your bill. If you had a meter that tracked different periods you may be on a time varying rate which could affect the bill as well.

NG is pretty well regulated, it would be quite a scandal if they were ripping you off on purpose.

I think it is more likely that one of your neighbours (are you in a 3 decker?) was hooked up to your electric somehow. If it was an accident, it might've gotten fixed then the meter was swapped. If not, definitely keep an eye out.

Thanks everyone!!!

This is non debatable. Also, his dog is super cute and sweet.

Thanks all, it’s usually a fair option but I’ll be flying from New Orleans after Mardi Gras so the airlines jacked up all the rates out of NOLA. JB to ORH is 600 one way 😂

Very interested in the results

I love the smell of toxic masculinity in there lol

The vibe was "COVID violations" last time I was there.

Place has the goofiest vibe lmao