Electric Coop, isinalaysay bakit naging P1.5M ang electric bill ng konsumidor: "Ito po ay human error"

- The electric cooperative that billed a consumer with a P1.5M electricity bill has finally addressed the issue

- In a post on its official Facebook page, the First Laguna Electric Cooperative, Inc., said that it was human error

- It narrated that when the meter reader noticed the error, he allegedly quickly went back and provided a new and correct bill with the right reading

- The post also explained that it was human error and that the reset button was just accidentally pressed, which adds 100,000 kilowatts to the actual consumption

The First Laguna Electric Cooperative, Inc., has already released its statement regarding the P1.5M electricity bill that a netizen shared on social media.

It apologized and stated that the meter reader realized the mistake on the said bill and quickly went back and issued the right one.

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As explained by the cooperative, it was human error, where the reset button was accidentally pressed.

This results in the addition of 100,000 kilowatts to the actual consumption.

It also assured the public that the P1.5M bill was an isolated case and that it does not have any intention to deceive the public.

Here's a portion of its statement.

"Nakarating po sa Pamunuan ng FLECO ang kumakalat na isang post sa social media kaugnay sa Statement of Account (SOA) ng isang apartment unit na umabot ng mahigit Php 1.5M. Humihingi po kami ng paumanhin sa pangyayaring ito. Nang mapansin po ito ng meter reader ay agad niyang binalikan ang nabanggit na lugar sa Brgy. Longos, Kalayaan, Laguna upang maitama ang kanyang pagkakamali, dala ang bago at tamang SOA. Ito po ay human error at hindi niya sinadyang mapindot ang reset button sa gadget na ginagamit sa read-and-bill system."

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Source: KAMI.com.gh