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Peco Billed Me $2,800+ For Stolen Electricity — Turns Out I’ve Been Paying For Multiple Units In My Building

Location: Philly This chat gpt cuz I’m having a rough time here - Hey all, I could use some advice because this situation is a mess.

I just moved out of my apartment on Diamond St. in Philly. My lease ended recently, but about a month ago PECO dropped a $2,800+ bill on me out of nowhere. When I called to investigate, a rep told me something wild: back in January, they discovered someone had been jumping my electric meter (so it wasn’t reading usage correctly) — basically stealing electricity.

Here’s the kicker: • They never told me in January. • They put up “security” after discovering the tampering, but there were multiple successful attempts afterward to bypass it. • Meanwhile, I’d already been paying three huge bills earlier this year because of a clause in my lease saying I’d cover electricity. Turns out those charges weren’t just high usage — they were linked to PECO’s theft investigation.

I even remembered a weird visit in the spring where a PECO worker showed me the meter and asked if I “noticed anything funny.” I had no idea what he meant. That conversation — and the theft — is apparently nowhere in PECO’s records, despite one rep clearly telling me about it last month.

The two newer reps I’ve spoken to are telling me something completely different: that PECO has a “long-running billing issue” where customers get wrong amounts auto-charged. Now, they’ve just realized I was being billed for two other units in my building the entire time. They’re investigating my landlord for it, and my $2,800 bill is under dispute.

For extra fun, I lived with a totally negligent landlord — we were without hot water for over a month, and they never compensated us. I didn’t pay my last month’s rent and gave them a heads up.

So now I’m: • Out $2,800 in disputed charges. • Possibly owed refunds for months of overbilling. • Dealing with PECO’s disappearing documentation and conflicting stories. • Wondering if my landlord is also liable for letting this happen.

Has anyone fought PECO or a landlord over something like this? Any advice on how to get this fixed, get refunded, and make sure they don’t pin theft on me?

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Peco Billed Me $2,800+ For Stolen Electricity — Turns Out I’ve Been Paying For Multiple Units In My Building

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