If you follow this blog, you know that Minnesota Power has proposed two rate increases for its electric customers. Here’s an update. Warning: This blog is going to get long. It will cover: Summary of potential rate increases You may be exempt from the EITE rate increase Tell the PUC what you think — written…
10Mar
Bill hike could be coming for Minnesota Power customers
Minnesota Power customers could soon be paying about 6.7% more on their electric bills under a proposal approved yesterday by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The money would be used to reduce electric costs for 11 industrial customers by 5%. This industrial subsidy, and the associated charge for other customers, is possible under a law passed in 2015 for “energy-intensive,…
15Dec
Minnesota Power rates will increase January 1
Minnesota Power customers should expect to see an increase in their electric rates starting the first of the year. This reflects an “interim” increase of 5.6% approved by the Public Utilities Commission today, the first step in Minnesota Power’s request for a larger “general” rate increase. As we’ve talked about on this blog, Minnesota Power has requested to…
09Dec
Minnesota Power proposes 28% rate hike
Minnesota Power, which serves many people in northeastern and central Minnesota, is requesting rate increases that would result in an average 28% hike for its residential customers. The utility has two requests before the state regulatory body, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). On November 2, it requested a general rate increase, proposing to hike residential rates…
19Nov
Other view: ‘Wind is significantly cheaper’
November 19, 2016 / Duluth News Tribune “Wind is on the list (of factors driving Minnesota Power’s request to raise rates). But it’s not the biggest factor of the five factors that they have on that list. I would say driving their need for investment (is the utility’s) need (for) more generation, period. The comparison…
06Oct
Letter: A “Greatest Generation” member speaks up
October 6, 2016 / International Falls Journal / To the editor, I am (International Falls) Councilor (Cynthia) Jaksa’s mother and a Roosevelt Democrat and a member of the “Greatest Generation.” The first great Depression was caused by the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few and right now that condition exists today because…
16Sep
Minnesota Power wins approval to cut industrial rates by 5%
Published September 16, 2016 Yesterday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission permitted Minnesota Power to offer 11 of its industrial customers a break of about 5% off their electric rates. In a 3-2 decision, Commissioners agreed with the utility and the state Department of Commerce that the break would have a net benefit to the utility….
16Sep
New Minnesota consumer advocacy group takes on utility rate plan
September 15, 2016 / Midwest Energy News / A new advocacy group has begun working on behalf of Minnesota ratepayers to hold down utility charges while also promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota will appear before the state Public Utilities Commission today making arguments on behalf of the CUB…
13Sep
Minnesota Power Proposes Rate Increase of Around $100 to Annual Energy Bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Contact: Eric Howard, Fourth Sector Consulting, (928) 701-1954 Buddy Robinson, Minnesota Citizens Federation Northeast, (218) 727-0207 Minnesota Power Proposes Rate Increase of Around $100 to Annual Energy Bills Families, Seniors and Small Businesses Will Raise Concerns at Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Public Meeting on September 15…
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