War with the electric company

Today I received the final electric bill for my old apartment.  It's OUTRAGEOUS!  They must think they found a sucker (me), but I'm determined to stand my ground.


THE FACTS:  For my last full billing period (2/13 - 3/13; 29 days) my electric consumption was 981 kWh and the charge was $110.92.  For the 12 days from 3/13 - 3/25 TXU Energy is trying to tell me my consumption was 1367 kWh and my charge should be $153.34.  That's a 336.74% increase in consumption (daily average), in a temperate month.  My consumption for the entire month of July, 2011, during a record setting Texas summer, was roughly equal to what they say I used for 12 days in March.  NO WAY!


I called them on it and they just said, "Our records show you used that much.  Did you have any more lights turned on?"  I could turn every light in the house on 24/7 and I couldn't run the bill up that high!


No, I'm not going away.  And I'm NOT paying the thieves $153.34.  I've put my case before them in writing via email (paper trail), and my next correspondence will be with the Texas Public Utilities Commission.  Then I go to the media.  WFAA loves this kind of David vs Goliath story.


Let the games begin.


S