Opponents of the controversial increase in solar power fees that the Wisconsin Public Service Commission just awarded We Energies are complaining that a Walker PSC appointee inappropriately communicated with and advised the company:
A solar industry group appealing a decision to impose the most expensive solar fees in the U.S. said a Wisconsin regulator violated rules barring communication about pending cases.
Ellen Nowak, a regulator for the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, and Wisconsin Energy Corp. (WEC) Chief Executive Officer Gale Klappa participated in a panel together at a utility industry conference in June. Her discussions with Klappa at the conference should have disqualified her from voting on a pending rate case, said Bryan Miller, a co-chairman of the Alliance for Solar Choice.
This $6.88 increase is extreemly detrimental to people living on less than 150% of the poverty level.
ReplyDeleteNext year's indexed increase for Social Security is only 1.7%. Thus a person living on $1,000 SS, will be getting $17.00 more per month. Thus, $6.88 eats up 40% of the new increment.
If next year is like this year, which had a 1.5% ($15.00) increase, most SS recipients purchasing power will be further reduced. My rent and Rx co-pays increased about $22.00/mo this year, so I fell about $7.00 short per month.
Everyone 65 & older needs to be exempt from this crazy increase.
What opportunity does a senior renter have to participate in a solar project???