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TORONTO — The “horror” stories of Hydro One customers over their bills have unleashed an unprecedented number of complaints to his office, Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin said Monday.

So far, his office has received more than 7,900 complaints about the provincial utility’s billing practices — and they keep pouring in, he said after releasing his annual report.

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“We’re still getting about 10 a day, which is quite incredible,” Marin said.

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His office has never received so many complaints about a single government organization, he said, pushing up the annual total to a record 26,999 complaints last year — a 37% increase from the year before.

Marin launched an investigation in February after customers complained about delayed or missing invoices, which resulted in high “catch-up” bills.

Hydro One took $8,390 from the bank account of one woman who had authorized automatic payments, saying it had underestimated her billings for almost two years, his report said.