Utilities demand unscheduled home access for installations with no appointment system
PG&E requires homeowners to leave gates open and dogs secured for smart meter or switch installations that happen at no specified time. The utility offers no appointment scheduling, forcing customers to forfeit entire days waiting for technicians who may not arrive. As a monopoly provider, PG&E faces no competitive pressure to offer the scheduling convenience standard in other service industries.
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