Power Rates Going Up

Alabama Power Rate Hike Rate hike approved by Alabama Public Service Commission...

by Associated Press

Published: Tue, October 07, 2008 - 10:17 am CST Last Updated: Tue, October 07, 2008 - 10:19 am CST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Rates are going up for Alabama Power's
customers.
The Alabama Public Service Commission decided Tuesday to allow
the company to raise rates slightly more than 8 percent for
apartments and homes. That takes effect Thursday and it's to help
Alabama Power recover higher costs for fuel.
The commission also agreed to increase the monthly connection
fee for homes and apartments from $8.91 to $14,50.
With the increases, Alabama Power agreed not to seek another
rate hike during all of 2009.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Opinionwriter Says:

Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 12:24 pm

This is where the lack of competition gets us.

rosepetal Says:

Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 12:11 pm

momof2ingrandbay, there has to be. alabama power needs to be broken up just like at&t;, watch those rates come down. here is the website of the public utilites commission. we should get a petition and stop these racketeers.

http://www.psc.state.al.us/commissioners.htm

momof2ingrandbay Says:

Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 12:02 pm

rosepetal I wish there was a way. I live in an almost 1100sf home and my power bill is always $190 to $280 except in the winter it runs about $120. A few months ago I got my bill and it was nearly $400 I blew a gasket and called and naturally they misread my meter. I told them that if they would actually come by instead of guessing there would not be any problems.

rosepetal Says:

Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 11:58 am

alabama power gets a rate increase everytime people use more electricity. they never own up to a mistake. there must be some way to appeal this.

momof2ingrandbay Says:

Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 11:54 am

So I guess when the cost of fuel starts dropping then we won’t get a rate decrease. This is ridiculous, how these people keep praying on the people who live from week to week and have problems making ends meet as it is. Wonder why all these foreclosures are happening.

rosepetal Says:

Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 11:35 am

alabama power deserves no raise. this ticks me off. when most people are going without just to fill up these days and try to make a mortgage payment alabama power wants to stick it to them more.

Razorsharp Says:

Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 10:28 am

RIDICULOUS! Here we go again…fattening the wallets and padding the lavish lifestyle of these C.E.O.‘s. How about Alabama Power trimming the fat from some of these outrageous C.E.O. salaries first…that alone should be enough to more than sufficiently cover the cost of rising fuel costs for them.