The mail's here.
Junk mail, junk mail, junk mail. Postcard!
Uh, this one is from the utility company.
Must be our monthly bill.
$4,000!
This is the amount we owe
for the use of the water, the gas and the electric!
For one single month? That's got to be a discrepancy!
4Gs? That's a lot of money, dude!
Energy costs have been rising, but still...
It has to be a mistake!
We don't use that much energy, do we?
Ooh, yeah. Nothing beats an air dryer.
Ah! Now that's how you beat the heat.
Ah! Finally, I can concentrate.
Water park time, baby!
Elevator, go the up.
Weee!
Elevator, go the down.
Weee!
Nah!
Then there must be something wrong with our meter.
Let's go check it out.
Yo, what is that thing?
This is the meter the utility company uses
to measure how much water, gas and electric we're using.
Maybe we have been using too much energy lately.
This thing is spinning fast!
How does one even read this contraption?
Nobody knows. It's one of human civilization's great mysteries.
They purposely make these things impossible to read,
so you can't tell whether or not you're being ripped off.
Maybe I can help.
Dr. Light!
Relax, I am not here to fight.
I am simply here to read the meter.
What?
You work for the utility company?
Actually, I own the utility company.
It's my latest business venture.
I knew the utility company was run by a bunch of crooks!
Just look at this bill!
It's ridiculous!
And also accurate.
You Titans are pulling an incredible amount of energy from the grid.
What's football gots to do with this?
No, not the gridiron, the grid.
It's a network of wires and pipes
that supply electricity, gas and water
from my power plant to every building in Jump City,
including your tower.
You are my highest paying customers,
and I want you to know that I appreciate you.
Then, can you at least give us a discount on our bill?
Oh, no, no, no. I can't possibly afford to do that
and maintain a nine-figure salary.
Now pay up.
It looks like we got no choice.
Uh...
It's ridiculous!
It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
See you again next month.
I ain't no math-a-magician,
but I don't thinks we can afford another bill like that.
Then we need to stop the hands on the meter from spinning.
Titans, go! Make a few minor adjustments to your lifestyles!
From now on, enjoy their silence.
Silence is so distracting.
From now on, take the stairs.
Oh, you are ruining the good times.
From now on, no more cooking.
Then how am I supposed to eat?
Um, not my problem.
Come on, man. I really gots to go.
Uh-uh. From now on, do your business outside.
Ahhh!
Okay, Titans, let's see how we did.
I bet we stopped that meter dead, yo.
Oh, man, it's just taunting us!
I hate this stupid meter!
I say, we annihilate it!
Our powers are no match
for that meter's hard outer shell.
If we can't destroy that thing,
then hows we gonna lower our bill?
- Ahhh! - I know!
Titans, go! Install eco-friendly upgrades!
It's working. We are now producing our own electricity.
Yay!
What are we gonna do about the gas line?
I believe I can take care of that.
There you go.
I just switched us over to natural gas.
Booyah! Instant meatloaf!
Two down, one to go.
We just need to take care of the water situation.
Leave the plumbing to me.
You put a toilet in a elevator?
Not just any toilet, a compostable toilet
that transforms waste into energy.
Right, but did you have to put it in the elevator?
The extra height of the elevator shaft
allows for extra compost,
which we can use to fertilize the vegetables in our garden.
Ew! I am not eating those vegetables.
Suit yourself, Raven.
Mmm!
Ooh! What's going on?
Yes! It's finally happening!
Now, that we supply all our own energy,
we're going off the grid!
I feel so free! It's truly energy independence!
We should have gone off the grid years ago.
Yes, It is so much better to be above the smog than below it.
Goodbye, utility bills.
And goodbye, Dr. Light.
Not so fast, Titans.
I am not letting you off the grid that easy.
Dr. Light is trying to reattach us to the grid.
We have to stop him.
Titans, go!
You're not going anywhere, Titans.
I am the utility company. I have got you for life!
He is right. He's got us. There's no way off the grid!
Dr. Light and his utility company
have the too much power.
Maybe. But you're forgetting one thing, Titans.
Our power is renewable!
We're shutting you down, Dr. Light.
You can't defeat me.
My grid was designed to handle anything.
Can it handle the power of the solar energy?
No problem.
What about wind energy?
Hey, cease that at once!
Natural gas coming at you.
Stop! My grid can't handle the load!
I got a load you can handle.
Not the toilet!
No!
Looks like it's lights out for Dr Light.
We're off the grid again!
Then I guess that leaves just one question.
Who wants some meatloaf?
Freedom!