CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Some Dominion Energy customers in the Lowcountry are questioning sharp increases in their January electric bills, as the company points to a stretch of colder-than-normal weather as a key factor behind higher usage.
Jarrett Cochran, a Dominion Energy customer in Charleston County, said his home is unoccupied and the thermostat is kept at 65 degrees, but his latest bill was the highest he has seen.
Cochran said his December bill was just over $300, but in January, Dominion charged him more than $600, the bill claiming he used more than twice the electricity…