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naturalmovementtoday at 12:13 AM1 replyview on HN

No wonder people are fleeing California in droves. There is absolutely no justification for a bill that high other than malfeasance or gross mismanagement. That is straight-up theft of your money.

For comparison, I have double that plus electric appliances and a home-lab with 6 rack servers that run 24/7 and my bill rarely tops $175 in the dead of summer. And I like the thermostat cold.

If you live in a duplex or condo I would consider if your meter is miswired (with your neighbor's meter daisy-chained to yours) and you are being double-billed. It is more common than you think and often goes undiscovered for years.


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JumpCrisscrosstoday at 1:11 AM

> No wonder people are fleeing California in droves

“Fleeing” is hyperbole. Population is roughly flat [1].

[1] https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/CA/PST045224

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