Although scheduled for August it will be in the Fall when SCE charges - also impacted by rising natural gas prices - increase.Williams said that about 55 percent of SCE customers “won’t see a huge difference in their bill” because their consumption falls between the baseline and First Tier of charges.But those who use more energy that lands them on the higher tiers - including the reinstated Tier 5 - will see much higher increases.“We love to encourage any residents on a fixed income to research to see if they qualify for a 20 percent reduction in the bill,” as well as those medical equipment users, the latter who would qualify through their physicians.An added bonus is that medical users - for instance, those who consume extra energy for oxygen - are also on record as same and more easily notified in case of an outage.“Your business is very unique,” said Councilman John Procter. “There are not too many commodities that will say please use less...”“Conservation will always be a significant issue,” in power plant poor California said Williams.
Electrical rates going up, conservation urged by SCE rep
September 01, 2006
Santa Paula City Council
The City Council learned during an Aug. 17 presentation by a representative of Southern California Edison that electrical rates are going up.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesThe City Council learned during an Aug. 17 presentation by a representative of Southern California Edison that electrical rates are going up.Region Manager Nancy Williams first offered her thanks to the residents of Santa Paula for carefully watching consumption during the recent record heat wave.“We cannot encourage customers enough to conserve, converse, converse,” a trend that helped save the area from blackouts during the approximately two-weeks of sweltering temperatures, although consumption did increase 18 percent due to the weather.“A few adjustments in your daily life” can make the difference in energy consumption as well as the cost of service although Williams warned that Council members might be getting phone calls when bills start hitting area homes.Rate increases and increased consumption due to the weather may create sticker shock although there are options, she noted.“We partner with the Ventura County Energy Alliance and we have one of the largest array of rebate programs in history,” that includes replacing older energy sucking appliances with those lower consumers marked Energy Star.
