Governor McKee urges utilities commission to offer relief as electricity bills are set to skyrocket
McKee filed a public comment to the Public Utilities Commission on Monday to take specific action to provide relief to Rhode Islanders.'An increase...
McKee filed a public comment to the Public Utilities Commission on Monday to take specific action to provide relief to Rhode Islanders.'An increase of this magnitude has a potentially devastating impact on residential ratepayers, particularly our most vulnerable populations, including low-income, the elderly and seriously ill individuals,' McKee wrote.In his letter, which was obtained by Globe Rhode Island, the governor asked the commission to moderate the impact on ratepayers by spreading the higher rates over a 12-month period, consider deferring a fixed amount on the delivery side of the electric bill, and to suspend the customer charge on residential electric bills until next summer when 'electricity prices are projected to decline significantly.