Clifton Mays, a resident of Tucson, Arizona, is on a fixed income, making just over $1,100 a month from Social Security Disability Insurance. With budget billing through Tucson Electric Power (TEP), which allows customers to estimate their electricity usage and pay the same amount year-round instead of paying what they use each month, his electricity bill is just short of $170 a month.
Mays has had to change his diet and eat less often to lower his expenses and to able to afford his bills, he said.
“Some days I’m stuck to canned food, but I would prefer fresh meat and vegetables,” Mays said in an interview…