 Windfall profits at your expense!
State Senator Frank Wagner (SB 1348) and Delegate Terry Kilgore (HB 2531) are sponsoring legislation that will raise your electric rates, enrich the utilities at your expense and make our air dirtier.
Utilities already see an economic benefit in shifting demand for electricity during peak demand times like the hot days of summer. For example, they might get an industrial customer to run a process in the early morning hours when residential and commercial users are less likely to be running air conditioners, washers and dryers. These actions save utilities money because they pay less for electricity during these low-usage times.
Unfortunately, this legislation by Wagner and Kilgore would allow Dominion and other utilities to charge you for the same actions they are already taking to save money on electricity during peak demand times; in effect double dipping at your expense.
We get dirtier air in the deal too!
The bill also pays industries to use big, dirty diesel generators as back up generators in the summer time to meet peak demand, polluting our air on the same days when we are likely to be under air pollution alerts.
This makes no sense. Click here to get details on how to take action to stop double dipping by Dominion and other utilities at your expense! |
