Pubdate: Thu, 15 May 2008 Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 The Vancouver Sun Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477 Author: F. Higgs HYDRO COULD HELP ITS CUSTOMERS Re: Coquitlam improving inspection program, May 14 It is good to know that Coquitlam is adapting its "inspection program" because there may yet be some innocent homeowner/occupants who get falsely targeted and tainted by a local government/police inspection visit. And BC Hydro can and should do something about it because public safety and crime don't always go hand in hand. Public safety should be addressed differently. For example, when the electrical heater unit in our hot tub began consuming massive amounts of electricity, BC Hydro was strangely silent. We discovered the "excess use" on reviewing the bi-monthly billing and checked all the circuits to identify the source of the consumption. And we've been buying electricity from BC Hydro and living at the same address for 23 years. Wouldn't it have been lovely to have the utility target us for a "police visit"? Shouldn't BC Hydro tell its long-standing customers of a significant increase in electrical consumption so a potential safety issue can be identified immediately? That would be "power smart!" F. HIGGS Pitt Meadows - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom