Tulsa hospital worker posts TikTok on $1,373 bill, 100K views
Tulsa residents are getting slammed with huge electricity bills during searing summer heat.
Hospital worker Raelynn McMurchy was shocked by a $1,373 bill, more than her rent, which included a deposit of nearly $600.
Her TikTok about the cost quickly racked up more than 100,000 views.
Petition urges state regulators amid shutoffs
Fed up, McMurchy started a Change.org petition urging state regulators to act.
With more than twice the average number of triple-digit days this year, demand for electricity has soared.
Meanwhile, thousands in Tulsa risk losing power: PSO cuts service at more than five times the national average under rules that allow shutoffs so long as the heat index is under 101 degrees.
Local nonprofits are stretched thin trying to help families keep the lights on, but at least 19,000 Tulsa-area customers still have their power cut off each month.