Docket Number: UE-191024
MEDIA ADVISORY
Public invited to comment on Pacific Power settlement and rate changes at Aug. 5 virtual public comment hearing
Olympia, Wash. - Pacific Power customers will have the opportunity to comment on a proposed settlement for the company’s request to adjust its electric rates at a virtual public comment hearing on Aug. 5.
WHAT
Virtual public comment hearing
WHO
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WHEN and WHERE
Wednesday, Aug. 5
6 p.m.
Virtual meeting only
Customers who wish to comment during the public comment hearing should contact the Commission’s Records Center by phone at 360-664-1234 or by email at records@utc.wa.gov before the hearing.
Listen by phone
Call 360-407-3810 and use Conference ID: 2189684.
Listen through Skype
Join the Skype meeting online: https://lync.wa.gov/utc.wa.gov/meet/aldcalendar/FJVHDFZW
If you are unable to participate during the virtual meeting, you can submit comments:
• online,
• via telephone at 888-333-9882,
• by email at comments@utc.wa.gov, or
• by mail to P.O. Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504.
BACKGROUND
On Dec. 13, 2019, Pacific Power filed revisions to its currently effective Electric Service Tariff. In July, the company, staff, and other parties filed two agreements that together settle all of the issues in the company’s revenue-adjustment request. Under the settlement, a residential electric customer’s bill will decrease about 0.53% in 2021, then remain steady through 2023. An average residential customer using 1,200 kilowatt-hours could see a decrease of $0.55, for a monthly bill of $103.81.
Other issues addressed in the settlement include a reduction of more than $1.4 million to Washington depreciation rates, and a focus on keeping customers connected and expanding existing bill assistance.
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Editor’s Note: The proposed settlement can be found at www.utc.wa.gov/191024.
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