Electricity Bill Shocker « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (CBS11) – A Fort Worth woman said she paid thousands of dollars for electricity she never used. Tina Hudson was billed more than $8,000 over two years for electricity. Tina Hudson (CBS11) Hudson said she knew her electric bills were too high, but the electric company and the apartment complex kept blaming each other, so she kept paying. “Four hundred and forty-eight dollars,” said Hudson, “$489… I think $501 might have been my highest bill.” Hudson said she expected higher power bills in the summer, but not all year long. Tina Hudson’s electricity bills (CBS11) She didn’t own a washer or dryer and her dishwasher was broken, so Hudson couldn’t understand why her electricity usage was so high. She said she complained to workers in the property office at the La Jolla Terrace Apartments at least once a month, but Hudson said the employees would just blame the power company. In 28 months, she paid $8,426 for electricity. “I would literally cry sometimes because I am here b...