Those testifying during Monday's Lincoln City Council public hearing on a proposed rate increase on your electric bill say Lincoln Electric System should reduce it's proposed rate increase of 2.6% by about 1% through an expected $2-million surplus. The overall rate increase would mean a monthly increase of $2.43 on your home electric bill and more than $6,900 on average for Lincoln's bigger industrial businesses. A vote on the LES budget and rate increase from the City Council is scheduled for December 3rd. The reduction was encouraged by members of big industries that use a lot of electricity, but John Atkeison with the Nebraska Wildlife Federation says the extra money should be put toward the sustainable energy program.
Those testifying during Monday's Lincoln City Council public hearing on a proposed rate increase on your electric bill say Lincoln Electric System should reduce it's proposed rate increase of 2.6% by about 1% through an expected $2-million surplus. The overall rate increase would mean a monthly increase of $2.43 on your home electric bill and more than $6,900 on average for Lincoln's bigger industrial businesses. A vote on the LES budget and rate increase from the City Council is scheduled for December 3rd. The reduction was encouraged by members of big industries that use a lot of electricity, but John Atkeison with the Nebraska Wildlife Federation says the extra money should be put toward the sustainable energy program.
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