Which way through the metering maze?

Already suffering from the unrelenting rise in electricity prices, some major energy users have found that the metering side of power purchasing offers no relief. Despite having paid out for metering equipment so that they can shop around in the second tier market for their power, those users with 1MW-plus loads have found, to their frustration, that they are unable to find out exactly what they are paying for when it comes to settling the electricity bill. Not only are they unhappy about the lack of information available, but these users are also disgruntled about the high, and unpredictable costs of metering. (author)