It could cost more to turn on the lights in Embrun next year.
Cooperative Hydro Embrun has applied to the Ontario Energy Board for permission to raise its electricity distribution rates effective January 1, 2018.
If approved, a typical residential customer in Embrun would see an increase of approximately $8.18 per month. Businesses may also be affected by the change.
The utility says the rate increase is needed to fund the costs associated with a new 44kV substation, to help pay for an engineering firm to develop the distribution system plan and revamp its website.
The application for the Ontario Energy Board says the current peak load is above the capacity of its current transformer if fans are not present and it is “imperative that the utility focuses its attention on reliability by building a 44kV substation.*
The Ontario Energy Board will hold a public meeting on September 19 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Embrun to discuss the Cooperative Hydro Embrun’s application to raise electricity distribution rates.
Cooperative Hydro Embrun serves approximately 2,155 customers
