Duke Energy Tells Customers To Ignore High Estimated Bills
It was all hands on deck for restoration at Duke Energy. The employees who are in charge of reading actual meters were not able to do so. People started getting…

GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA – MARCH 26: David Cabezas, plant operator, monitors the gauges in the control room of a geothermal power plant run by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) as the power company has managed to produce all of the electricity for the nation from renewable energy sources for more than 80 days straight on March 26, 2015 in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The milestone has been reached with the use of hydroelectric power plants and a combination of wind, solar, and geothermal energy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
y Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesIt was all hands on deck for restoration at Duke Energy. The employees who are in charge of reading actual meters were not able to do so. People started getting estimated bills as high as triple their regular rates. Duke Energy is now telling customers who receive those high bills to just ignore them. The real bills are on the way.