A woman who had her electricity disconnected three months ago said she was at “wit’s end” and urged her power company to use “common sense” and help her.

Sofia Telemzouguer and United Energy have locked horns over a smart meter at the mum’s Cheltenham home.

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The company turned Mrs Telemzouguer’s power off after she removed the smart meter, which she claimed made her sick, and replaced it with an analog one.

Neither side will give in, and Mrs Telemzouguer said life was tough and “I don’t know what to do.”

She and daughter Larissa have been struggling since the switch-off on March 3.

They’ve been unable to use basic household appliances and Larissa, 15, has been studying by candlelight for exams, on which her scholarship depends.

“They told me there was nothing that they could do, because I wouldn’t compromise,” Ms Telemzouguer said.

“But I can’t compromise, I’m in pain.

“You can’t even imagine how it feels that our house is the only one in the entire suburb without electricity.”

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United Energy spokesman Stuart Allott said they were “working diligently internally” to find a solution.

He said the offer still stood to install a digital meter and “significantly lower” the strength of the signal.

At switch-off time, United said it was for safety because it did not know who fitted the analog meter.

It said the radio frequency exposure limit from the smart meter was “well below” safe levels.