Hefty Rate Increase in Kentucky on the Horizon
Posted on Jan 17, 2013 in Economic Downturn, Rates | Comments Off on Hefty Rate Increase in Kentucky on the Horizon
Western Kentucky-based Big Rivers Electric Corporation has requested a wholesale rate hike from the Kentucky Public Service Commission. Under the proposal, residential customers would see up to a $24 per month increase on their power bills and large industrial consumers would face between a 15 and19 percent rate increase. The move comes in reaction to Big Rivers’ largest customer, an aluminum smelter, terminating its power purchase agreement with the coop. Read the full story here.
