I know...... This is not happening in America. Don't doubt the utility lobbyist in Washington, DC are not considering this here.
A win / win for Utilities and Politician's... "We the people" are tiring of paying the electric bills for the illegal's and dead beats.
Blaming it on the Russians.... LOL
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The UK government on Monday said that more than 94,000 prepayment meters had been forcibly installed in homes last year, as household energy bill debt soars to dangerous heights.
British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO Energy were named by the government as having forcibly installed the lion’s share of prepayment meters before regulators ordered a halt to the practice in February, describing the three utilities as “the most overzealous suppliers”. The government singled out Scottish Power as the “worst offender”, having installed over 24,000 prepayment meters to force pay-as-you-go energy for households.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an estimated 2 million English households have sunk into fuel poverty as of the end of 2022, the
Guardian reports.
The UK government on Monday said that more than 94,000 prepayment meters had been forcibly installed in homes last year
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