ApocaDocs: Green-power, low-energy users get brunt of utility rate increase

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Posted Mon Jan 7 2013: from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:


	Green-power, low-energy users get brunt of utility rate increase http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1357579745 The sting of the We Energies rate increase that just went into effect will hurt most for those who use less energy and those who buy green power ... a We Energies customer who uses about half as much power as a typical customer will see bills jump by nearly 7 percent, whereas residential bills overall will rise by 5.6 percent, to about $90 a month. Meanwhile, the premium paid by We Energies' green-power customers went up 74 percent, according to the PSC. That means an average customer who's paying extra for green power will pay more than $104 a month for electricity, an increase of more than 11 percent from last year.

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