Consumption of power too little?

Consumption of power too little?

From Media Indonesia

An employee from the electricity company usually checks our
power meter every month. In March, we had a visit from the same
man again. After reading the meter, however, the man startled my
mother by saying that our power consumption was too little.

The month before, when checking the meter, he commented,
"Consumption is very little, eh."

He told my mother that he was sent to survey these matters and
make a record of minimum power users. He added thereafter that
minimum power consumption would be of no benefit to the state
electricity company and that small power consumers might be
facing a cutoff from power supply and that they also might have
to reapply for power at the company.

"But, I can arrange things for you," he said reassuringly.

What did he imply with those words? We are asking what the
government meant with its recent appeals to economize on energy
consumption, and now we are urged to use even more. Don't we have
to make efforts to keep energy use as minimal as possible? We are
settling our monthly bills on time before the 20th of each month.

Through this reader column we would like to question PLN (the
state electricity company), what sort of policy are you
following? What steps do we have to take in this case?

We would appreciate an answer from you, for which we would
like to express our gratitude beforehand.

RITA SRI EVIANI

Jakarta