LAKELAND ELECTRIC FUEL CHARGE WILL DECREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST |
LAKELAND, FL (September 21, 2009) - The Lakeland City Commission voted to decrease the fuel charge for Lakeland Electric customers. The current fuel charge for residential customers is $54.75 per 1,000 kWh and effective October 1, 2009 the charge will decrease to $54.25 per 1,000 kWh.
After listening to a staff presentation at the September 21, 2009 Utility Committee Meeting, the Lakeland Electric Utility Committee recommended to reduce the current fuel charge. The City Commission reconvened and voted for the decrease.
RESIDENTIAL RATES BASED ON 1,000 kWh
The City Commission also voted to adjust the environmental charge to better reflect the true cost of federal and state clean air compliance mandates. This charge consists of all plans made by the utility to meet environmental compliance. It includes projects such as environmental permitting and lower emission initiatives. The environmental compliance charge increased from $1.67 to $2.71 and is included in all base charges.
With a decrease in the fuel charge and the adjustment to the environmental compliance charge, Lakeland Electric rates will be ranked 3rd lowest out of the 37 utilities serving Florida residential customers and the lowest ranked in Florida for large commercial customers.
Lakeland Electric bills are broken out for customer convenience to show the base charge and the fuel charge. The fuel charge on a utility bill is exactly that, the actual costs for fuel used to generate the amount of electricity used within your residence. Most utilities subscribe to the same billing practice and break out the base rate and the fuel charge for their customers. There is no mark-up in fuel. In fact, fuel is a straight pass-through to customers.
Visit www.lakelandelectric.com for more information.
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