It is not just the smart meters! I opted out of that and still have the original meter. Budget was at $258 because I wanted to avoid all their every other month estimated usage, with the next month getting a supposed credit. They have done that for years and those estimates are so out of balance with the previous usage. Budget be damned...my bill was almost $900 . The supply charges were more than a budget payment alone. Someone needs to step in and help us, but so far even the meetings people said is a waste of time.