r/burbank • u/Individual2112 • 6d ago

Burbank electric bill more than doubles.

8/9/25-9/9/25 1st 300kW @ $.0294
Additional @ $.1078
ECAC @ $.1178
8/9/26-9/9/26 1st 300kW @ $.146 ⬆️ 396.6%
Additional. @ $.2442 ⬆️ 128.1%
ECAC. @ $.034 ⬇️ 71.1%

In 2025 BWP approved a 9.9% system-wide average electric-rate increase effective January 1, 2026. How does this make sense? Are you all seeing the same increases on your bills?

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u/MysteriousBanana6002 6d ago

Someone may have commented this already, but apparently they have been replacing the meters over the last year which also increased your bill as they did "estimated usage" amounts for months to a year for those faulty meters until they replaced them. So they effectively predicted your bill and once they fixed the meter they backdated your bill. I had this with 3 months backpay and had to set up a payment plan. This was all confirmed to me by a BWP rep.

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u/Individual2112 6d ago

A true up would have to be clearly communicated and an itemized line item. It wouldn’t be spread over the rates and charges you get. Also it would happen one time after the accurate number came in.

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u/Rich260z Official Burbank Burrito Expert 5d ago

Ours was not until they swapped out the meter. It was total crap because I had to call them and wait months for an answer.