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Fortis BC power rate hike

Power rates for Fortis BC customers are going up 1.6 % tomorrow.

Company spokesman Michael Allison admits it’s unusual to have two increases in the same year.


Rates went up 3.5 % in January and a further increase next January is also possible.

The company says the hikes are necessary to upgrade their system and buy additional power during peak times.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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