Good news: electric bills to go down December 1
We’re excited to announce that the Fuel & Purchased Power Charge on your bill will decrease by 21.5 percent December 1 (13.8 cents to 10.8 cents). What does this mean to the bottom line? It means an overall decrease of about 12 percent.
Here are some examples, based on monthly kilowatt-hour usage, of how much a bill will decrease. (You can find your kWh usage on your bill.)
- 500 kWh = $14.83
- 700 kWh = $20.76
- 1,000 kWh = $29.66
- 1,500 kWh = $44.49
- 3,000 kWh = $88.98
Why are rates going down? The primary reason is our natural gas-fired power agreements with Chugach Electric Association in Anchorage. We’ve been receiving more natural gas-fired power up the Intertie lessening our dependence on expensive oil-fired generation.
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The Fuel and Purchased Power Charge is filed quarterly (March, June, September and December).
Good news: electric bills to go down December 1,
i put 500 kw/h into the bill caculator on your website and it said $116.81 – but the guy above me said it said 45 for him – ??? very confusing ????
Charlene,
The numbers listed in the post above indicate how much a bill would have gone down due to the December 1 rate decrease. They do not refect the total dollar amount of the bill. We apologize for the confusion.
The bill calculator gave you an accurate number. Justin was looking at the Utility Charge portion of the bill when listing the $45. It was actually the Fuel & Purchased Power Charge portion that decreased, however.
The bottom line is that a 500 kWh bill in December will cost $14.81 less than a 500 kWh bill in November. I hope that helps. If you have more questions, please feel free to give our billing department a call 452-1151.
Thanks!
Thought your usage data posted above is kind of funny. Funny, in that when I use your bill calculator posted on your website and put in 500kWh, according to the chart above it should say $14.83, however, it comes out to $45.02. SO I would like to know where you got your numbers from, because it is misleading and wrong.
Hi Justin,
We apologize for the confusion. The numbers were meant to represent the 12 percent decrease. The post has been modified to be more clear. Again, thank you for pointing this out — it was not intended to be misleading.
Edie – Our billing department would be happy to look into this for you. Feel free to give us a call at 452-1151. A kilowatt-hour cost 21.7 cents last December compared to 19.8 cents this month. If your usage is the same, it would be strange that your bill is higher this year. Perhaps your usage increased?