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The largest electricity provider in Wyoming is proposing rate hikes to customers again. Rocky Mountain Power, a division of the six-state utility PacifiCorp, is asking the state to approve an average of a 12.3 percent hike to its 144,511 Wyoming customers’ bills.
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Several bills that made it out of the session attempt to protect Wyomingites from the rising costs of electricity.
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The hearings for a potential utility rate hike wrapped up. If approved, it’d be one of the largest increases in state history and many say they can’t afford it.
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A major electric utility in the state is proposing rate hikes for customers – potentially increasing by almost 30 percent – and at a recent meeting the public was extremely opposed.
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Some of the largest utility companies in the Mountain West are increasing electricity rates as they grapple with inflationary pressures and weather disruptions.
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One of Wyoming’s main electricity providers says following state law could come at a huge cost to customers.Pacificorp, also known as Rocky Mountain Power, recently testified to the Wyoming Public Service Commission regarding a 2020 state law that requires public utilities to begin incorporating some carbon capture technology at their coal-fired plants. Some see carbon capture as a way to meet climate goals, while still using coal.
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The analysis also found that other rural and energy-rich states, such as Oklahoma and North Dakota also ranked highly in energy costs.
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Historically, electricity pricing has been relatively straightforward: the more you use, the more you pay. But today, that simple equation is not so…
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Riverton Senator Eli Bebout says after meeting with Wyoming’s Consumer Advocate and others, he’s dropping his effort to get rid of the office by next…
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The Wyoming Senate voted 15-14 to continuing debating whether to get rid of the Office of Consumer Advocate by 2017. The office represents Wyoming…