Big Bear Lake: Bear Valley Electric seeks roughly 32% rate hike; telephone hearing set for October 13
Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California. Bear Valley Electric Service has asked the California Public Utilities Commission to approve a revenue increase of about 31.89% (about $24.41 million), citing wildfire-safety upgrades including hardening facilities along evacuation routes, building a communications network that allows remote de-energization, vegetation management, replacing aging substation equipment and burying lines.
A telephone public hearing is set for October 13 at 1 p.m., with in-person hearings at Big Bear Lake City Hall on October 27 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. The hearings collect public testimony only; no decision will be made.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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