Electricity bill a shocker
Author: CQNews Date Posted:25 May 2017
EMERALD residents Thomas Lloyd and Siobhan Vogler are among many locals querying the cost of their electricity.
Two quarters ago, the couple were shocked to receive a $1400 bill, nearly double the same period 12 months previous.
"We understood the first bill as it was summer, we had the air-conditioning going and the TV on during the day,” Siobhan said.
However Thomas, who works away between Monday and Thursday, said it was when they received their most recent bill they thought something was amiss.
"We turned our air-conditioning to 25 degrees and only used it in times of need,” he said.
"During this time our air-conditioning had a short out and blew a fuse which meant we didn't have it for about a month and a half.
"We got our new bill which ended up as $1500.”
