Fwd: ACTION ALERT: Fight TVA's Unfair Electric Rates that Penalize Energy Efficiency

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From: "Daniel Tait, Energy Alabama" <dtait@alcse.org>
Date: Jan 18, 2018 7:00 AM
Subject: ACTION ALERT: Fight TVA's Unfair Electric Rates that Penalize Energy Efficiency
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TVA is at it once again... This time they're trying to raise fixed fees to charge you more every month, regardless of how much energy you use.

#nixthefix - High fixed fees are inherently unfair. Stop them. View this email in your browser ENERGY ALABAMA ACTION ALERT! Friends and members, In 2016, Huntsville Utilities attempted to increase customer charges (also known as fixed fees or fixed charges). These are the fees you pay every month, regardless of how much energy you use.  Sounds fair right? It's not. But we won that round with your help. People called City Council and showed up to meetings voicing their concerns. Council rejected the proposal. Huntsville Utilities came back with a better proposal calling for increases to the consumption charges. In other words, the more you use, the more you pay. A much fairer proposal. But Huntsville Utilities is not the only utility trying to unjustifiably raise customer charges. Take a look at this example in Knoxville shared by our friends at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. In Knoxville, customer charges increased from $6.00/month in 2010 to $17.00/month in 2018. That means Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) customers are paying nearly 3 times more for "Basic Service" before they even turn on the first light switch each month! To make it worse, KUB plans to add three more dollars to this charge in the coming months, taking this mandatory fixed fee to over $20.00 per month! Wow!  These massive increases in fixed charges hurt low income and low energy users. And they hurt the economics for people who invest in energy efficiency and solar generation. Now for the worst news...TVA now plans to add even more mandatory fixed fees to our bills in the coming months and they're doing it behind closed doors. We are seeing the whole Tennessee Valley exploding with mandatory fixed fees littering our bills and driving them up. Sign the petition from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy to tell TVA you want more transparency and that massive increases in fixed charges are unjust.  Are you in? -Daniel   Nix the Fix TVA! Sign the Petition to Stop Fixed Charge Increases. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2018 Energy Alabama, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, an event, over the phone or otherwise agreed to receive it. Our mailing address is: Energy Alabama PO Box 2434 Madison, AL 35758 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences