A California resident questioning his monthly electric bill has realized he has been paying for his neighbour’s electricity for at least 18 years. <span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:480,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;

Ken Wilson is a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&amp;E) customer who has lived alone in an apartment complex since 2006. <span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:480,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;

After noticing his bill was climbing, he tried to cut back on his usage. He bought&nbsp;a monitor to examine how many watts his appliances are using.<span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:480,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;But even after he&nbsp;turned off my breakers, he would go outside to check his meter.

“It&nbsp;was still running,” Wilson told a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;local ABC News outlet&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-man-discovers-paid-neighbors-electricity-bill-18/story?id=113850973&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-man-discovers-paid-neighbors-electricity-bill-18/story?id=113850973" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">local ABC News outlet</a>. “I couldn’t believe it.”<span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:480,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;

California man living in apartment complex discovers his neighbour's electricity was charged to his meter for 18 years{ai:summary}A California resident, Ken Wilson, discovered he has been paying for his neighbor's electricity for about 18 years while monitoring his rising bills. Despite efforts to reduce his usage, his meter continued to run even when all appliances were turned off. Wilson has been a Pacific Gas and Electric customer since 2006. #society

Man discovers he accidentally paid his neighbour's electric bill for 18 years

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