Long story short, our home that we bought 16 months ago had no new remote meter. We signed up for pseg and have an account with them,and they were supposed to put a new meter in but never did. In addition no one ever read the old meter. We called three times or more in the first six months to say we had received no bill. We were told when we owed we would get a bill, period.
So we went about our business for the next year plus not getting any gas bills. I knew at some point there would be some kind of reckoning but I figured I'd let pseg figure it out.
Finally this summer a guy from pseg finally comes by to look at the meter. He is shocked that we have no new meter. He looks at the records and finds the house had been off the rolls or something (I forget his explanation). I explained to him that we had done everything we were supposed to do. He says it was their mistake and that we would hear something.
Now...legally, are there limits to how far back we can be billed? I had read one year in other places. The gentlemen told us the meter hadn't been read in several years (it was empty and a complete renovation before we moved in) so how could they even determine our usgae? Are they within their rights to charge us based on estimates back the full 16 months? Would we have any grounds to contest those estimates?
Finally, this is our first gas heated home in NJ. What is you typical monthly or annual gas cost so I might have some idea what to expect?
So we went about our business for the next year plus not getting any gas bills. I knew at some point there would be some kind of reckoning but I figured I'd let pseg figure it out.
Finally this summer a guy from pseg finally comes by to look at the meter. He is shocked that we have no new meter. He looks at the records and finds the house had been off the rolls or something (I forget his explanation). I explained to him that we had done everything we were supposed to do. He says it was their mistake and that we would hear something.
Now...legally, are there limits to how far back we can be billed? I had read one year in other places. The gentlemen told us the meter hadn't been read in several years (it was empty and a complete renovation before we moved in) so how could they even determine our usgae? Are they within their rights to charge us based on estimates back the full 16 months? Would we have any grounds to contest those estimates?
Finally, this is our first gas heated home in NJ. What is you typical monthly or annual gas cost so I might have some idea what to expect?