Shocking £2bn electricity bill

The company has apologised for the mistake

A Yorkshire Electricity customer has received a bill for more than £2bn.

Tanya Holland, who has a pre-payment token meter, received a letter from the company's customer services department stating she owed a massive £2,131,474,163.

It said: "Because of this, your meter will be re-set in the next few days so that you can gradually pay off this debt."

The company has since apologised for the mistake, which it has blamed on human error.

We can assure her she is not paying for the stadium floodlights, or the rest of the country's electricity

Yorkshire Electricity spokeswoman

Ms Holland, who is from Huddersfield, said her previous bill was £126.

A spokeswoman for Yorkshire Electricity said: "We are relieved the customer has seen the funny side of it.

"We apologise for the mistake and will be sending her a revised letter.

"We can assure her she is not paying for the stadium floodlights, or the rest of the country's electricity."