Southcentral Utility Costs May Rise As Much As 19 Percent

Representatives of Southcentral Alaska’s three major electric utility companies told an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce audience that rates could go up as much as 19 percent next year, although the Regulatory Commission of Alaska will have to approve any rate increase.

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APTI Reporter-Producer Ellen Lockyer started her radio career in the late 1980s, after a stint at bush Alaska weekly newspapers, the Copper Valley Views and the Cordova Times. When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez Public Radio station KCHU needed a reporter, and Ellen picked up the microphone.
Since then, she has literally traveled the length of the state, from Attu to Eagle and from Barrow to Juneau, covering Alaska stories on the ground for the AK show, Alaska News Nightly, the Alaska Morning News and for Anchorage public radio station, KSKA
elockyer (at) alaskapublic (dot) org  |  907.550.8446 | About Ellen

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