Spire Gas to ask for rate increase, public hearings set

Spire Gas to ask for rate increase, public hearings set

MISSOURI -- Spire Utilities announced its plan to ask the Public Service Commission in Missouri for a rate increase.

Utility customers push back against $190M electric rate increase

Area residents protested vociferously against FirstEnergy Corp.’s request to increase electric distribution rates and called on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to deny it.

Black Hills Energy customers in Westcliffe and Silver Cliff will see 6.7% rate increase

Residents in Westcliffe, Silver Cliff, and parts of the Oak Creek Grade that are provided electricity by Black Hills Energy will be seeing a 6.7% increase in their power bills due to an approved increase in rates. Power companies like Black Hills Energy are not allowed to raise rates when they desire. Instead, they must get approval through the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to receive the requested rate increase. In March, the PUC a…