P.E.I. man refuses to pay his power bill until Maritime Electric can explain why it’s so high [Video]

Many P.E.I. residents have taken to social media in recent weeks to raise questions about what they consider inexplicably high power bills from Maritime Electric. 

Brackley resident Kirk Harnish has been facing the threat of Maritime Electric turning his power off because he hasn’t paid his bill for the past two months. He’s convinced it’s not accurate.

“The last little while, they’re getting just a little bit beyond. You can’t manage with electric bills like this,” he said. 

“My bills were probably maximum around $300 a year ago and now they’re $400, $600 and more.”  

Harnish said his power-using habits have stayed exactly the same over the past year, and he heats his home entirely with wood. Yet his bills for December …