# Outraged NYC woman discovers she’s been paying her neighbor’s electricity bill for a decade

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/outraged-nyc-woman-discovers-shes-been-paying-her-neighbors-electricity-bill-for-a-decade/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:25:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:06:38+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/real-estate/nyc-woman-discovers-shes-been-paying-her-neighbors-electricity-bill-for-10-years/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Con Edison billed a Queens woman for her upstairs neighbour’s electricity.
- She received more than $6,000 for the latest six years.
- State rules leave earlier overpayments outside the refund period.

## Summary

A Queens woman, Nicole Niceforo, discovered that Con Edison had been charging her for the electricity used by the flat above hers. For years she limited her air conditioning and washed dishes by hand to keep bills down, unaware that a meter mix-up was driving the high charges.

Con Edison acknowledged the error and issued refunds totalling more than $6,000, but that covers only the most recent six years. Niceforo is seeking payment for nearly four earlier years, plus interest; state officials upheld the six-year refund limit. She had asked the utility to check her meter in 2016, but the swap was exposed only after a later test, as rising electricity costs fuel wider concerns about affordability.

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