``Obviously, this is not something we are pleased about,’’ said Curtis Nelson, DataProse vice president and general manager. The good news is that corrections are being issued. Weatherford Electric spokeswoman Pam Pearson said customers can expect their correct bills later this month. She said the company's records were correct and showed the right amount.
``I know they raised the rates on kilowatt-hours a little bit,’’ Redden said. ``I guess we shouldn't have run the heater quite so much this month.’’The incongruity of the situation reminded me of the case – earlier this week – of Yahya Wahab, a Malaysian man who received a $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution.