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From lights, to heat, even a glass of water, simple things we’ve come to expect are now at risk for thousands of our neighbors, as moratoriums that stopped utilities from shutting off come to an end.
Just how many people are affected? For Cleveland’s water department, almost 90,000 customers (of about 1.4 million) were behind on payments as of Nov. 9; for Cleveland Public Power, about 28,500 customers (of about 80,000) had a balance more than 30 days old, according to public records provided by the city.
The average amount owed was $481 for water customers, compared with $281.39 for Cleveland Public Power. All of these numbers were as of Nov. 9; it’s not clear how they’ve changed since then.
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From lights, to heat, even a glass of water, simple things we’ve come to expect are now at risk for thousands of our neighbors, as moratoriums that stopped utilities from shutting off come to an end.
Just how many people are affected? For Cleveland’s water department, almost 90,000 customers (of about 1.4 million) were behind on payments as of Nov. 9; for Cleveland Public Power, about 28,500 customers (of about 80,000) had a balance more than 30 days old, according to public records provided by the city.
The average amount owed was $481 for water customers, compared with $281.39 for Cleveland Public Power. All of these numbers were as of Nov. 9; it’s not clear how they’ve changed since then.