Shocker! Utility says six-figure bill was a mistake
The utility says the bill sent to Dominant Systems was a mistake, and it's rescinding a shut-off notice accompanying a separate bill for $36,275.
Company president Terry Weadock tells The Ann Arbor News that the problem started when numerous power outages prompted him to move 40 computer systems out of Dominant Systems' Ann Arbor facility last year.
Weadock tells Detroit's WDIV-TV that electricity use dropped by two-thirds — and alerted DTE's fraud department, which said it believed the meter was faulty and it was back-billing him $7,193.
He was disputing that charge when the $136,524 bill arrived, followed by the demand for $36,275 and the shutoff notice. DTE spokesman John Austerberry says the utility will review Weadock's claims.
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TORONTO - Ontario and Quebec have agreed to swap energy to help each other out when electricity demands peak.
The provinces' electricity operators, the Independent Electricity System Operator and Hydro-Quebec, will trade up to 600 megawatts of energy each year, said Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith.
“The deal just makes a lot of sense from both sides,” Smith said in an interview.
“The beauty as well is that Quebec and Ontario are amongst the cleanest grids around.”
The majority of Ontario's power comes from nuclear energy while the majority of Quebec's energy comes from hydroelectric power.
The deal works because Ontario and Quebec's energy peaks…
