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Author: Taro, 3 Nov 2009 10:28:23
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
A complete senseless decision. The utilities have to send each month 1.000 of people around in order to read the electricity counters. What a waste!

Greets
Taro
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Author: Bill, 3 Nov 2009 13:58:15
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Taro:

What's senseless about that? That's the way it's done in any country I've ever lived in.
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Author: FIGMENT, 3 Nov 2009 14:05:39
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Bill

I am in a bad mood today. The Yankees failed to close the deal against Philthysmeltia last night.
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Author: Rollingstoned, 3 Nov 2009 14:15:59
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Nellie,

Cheer up. The Yanks will win in the new stadium, tomorrow night.

I'm bummed out about The Giants and their three game losing streak.
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Author: FIGMENT, 3 Nov 2009 14:19:08
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Rolli

The Jets are not doing great, either. Triple bummer. lol
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Author: Rollingstoned, 3 Nov 2009 14:20:33
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
The utility crews can just drive my property and read my meters by remote control. One month is an estimate and then the next, it's an actual read.
NY is high tech.
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Author: Rollingstoned, 3 Nov 2009 14:23:01
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
That's true. The Jets suck. The Bills do too but who cares about them?
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Author: FIGMENT, 3 Nov 2009 14:26:48
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Yes, that's how they do it in the US. They read the meter every 2-3 months, the rest of the time it is an estimate, but the bill has to be paid on a monthly basis.
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Author: Bill, 3 Nov 2009 14:51:30
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Nellie:

The German sysstem is only slightly different. The meters are read once a year, and you get an estimate for the next year based on that year's usage. If you overpay, you get credit on the next bill.

The payments, however, are monthly.
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Author: FIGMENT, 3 Nov 2009 14:58:20
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Bill

The German system sounds very similar to the US, except we get our meters read a few times a year, not just once.
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Author: Bill, 3 Nov 2009 15:00:39
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Nellie.

The German sysstem might well save a lot of the costs Taro seems to be fearing.
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Author: FIGMENT, 3 Nov 2009 15:08:25
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
Bill

Yes, I agree. You will not have thousands of meter readers cruising around.
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Author: Rollingstoned, 3 Nov 2009 15:14:22
CEZ Power Utility Forced to Introduce Monthly Bills in Bulgaria
They (BG) might save even more if they adopt the system that is used where I live. Then again, I am not sure how accurate the remotes would be in urban areas. I am not sure how good their pin point accurcy is. I live in an area where the houses are on what are called, large lots and one utility worker in a car, can cover the area that an army of utility workers on foot can.
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