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After weeks of intense heat, while refrigerators, fans, and air conditioners were running at full throttle, residents of the Itajaí Valley were surprised by the value of the electricity bills. The problem is that, at least for many consumers, the increase in values is not just the increase in consumption, which is common in summer.
Márcia Fátima Pereira de Oliveira, a resident of the Tapajós district of Indaial, almost lost ground when she received the January report. The bill was closed at RB 98,000, four times more than the previous month, while R $ 98 was billed.
She says that in December, when the count was measured, only her mother-in-law and daughter lived. in the residence, which should represent lower consumption. The family paid an average of nearly $ 200. Last month the account went down, but by January it had risen to more than $ 400.
On Tuesday, she went to Celesc headquarters in the city. and I was informed that there would have been a reading error in December – so the difference was added to the current account for the month of January.
– They ended up asking for $ 150 more, December on the bill. current. But it's absurd, I said that the reading staff should pay more attention, "he complains.
Patrícia Pereira Simões, a retired teacher, also visited Celesc headquarters on Tuesday, but in Blumenau. She resides in the Progresso neighborhood and has seen the count go from an average of $ 130 to $ 360.
The current month's bill that she charged to the company indicates an increase in her consumption, which she questions, as well as a value. from the previous month, but she claims that it would not be enough to double the amount billed.
– You surely have a mistake, I came here to see what happened. I saw more people in this situation. Plus, I can not afford it. If I can not solve it, I go to Procon. "
Claus Lindner, a resident of the District Schools of Agriculture, also received a bill this month that makes his legs soften, as he says, of a value of 1.1 After the shock, he checked the consumption of the most critical months last summer and realized that the amount of kilowatts per hour was in fact about 1 350 kWh
However, the value of the account, which was about $ 900 last year last year, has now exceeded $ 1,000.
– The value of the kilowatt hour has increased significantly in one year (13.86% according to Celesc, increase in August 2018) for a year where inflation was 3.75% and the minimum wage increase of 4.6% .I do not see that it is likely to complain, because these are authorized increases, but what deserves some notoriety is this exaggerated increase in the cost of energy – details Lindn I admit that I have found above average the increase in the account this month.
In social networks, reports of consumers questioning the values of this month's accounts have grown in importance. Even WhatsApp groups were created by locals. Many users are even questioning the measures reported by the company on the bills.
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