It's part of our balanced approach to use a variety of cost-effective methods to provide electricity to our customers." Second, all customers benefit whether they participate in the programs or not because the cost of electricity saved through these programs is about half the cost of electricity generated by a new power plant. "First, participating customers benefit from lower bills as they take advantage of these programs and use electricity more efficiently. "Customers benefit two ways from these programs," said Tim Solomon, regional business manager in Rexburg. The company request includes a proposed effective date of April 1, 2022. These revenues do not affect company profits they allow the company to recover the investment it has already made on behalf of customers to provide energy efficiency programs. If approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the 0.50 percent increase would raise a typical residential customer's bill by about $5.52 per year. The company filed a proposal Januto increase the charge for all customer classes (except tariff contracts) from 2.25 percent to 2.75 percent of each customer's bill.
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These programs are funded by the Customer Efficiency Services charge, which appears as a line item on the customer bill. The utility promotes energy efficiency and programs that coordinate when electricity is used, as well as reduce overall electrical use to help customers save money. In planning to meet the electricity needs of customers, Rocky Mountain Power works with customers to help them use electricity more efficiently.