南卡罗来纳州最大的电力公司Santee Cooper批准从2025年4月开始提高利率, Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s largest utility, approves a rate hike starting April 2025, raising the average bill by $11.

南卡罗来纳州最大的公用事业公司Santee Cooper已经批准了2025年4月生效的提高费率计划,这是2017年以来首次提高。 Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest utility, has approved a rate hike set to take effect in April 2025, marking the first increase since 2017. 住宅客户每月平均账单将增加约11美元,共计约126美元。 The average residential customer's monthly bill will rise by about $11, totaling around $126. 新费率旨在将法案维持在州和国家平均水平以下,解决日益增长的需求,并遵守新的条例。 The new rates aim to maintain bills below state and national averages, address growing demand, and meet new regulations. 这些变化包括降低能源费、提高客户费和每千瓦8.00美元的新峰值时需求费。 The changes include a lower energy charge, higher customer charge, and a new peak-hour demand charge of $8.00 per kilowatt. 批评者认为,这些变化可能会对企业产生负面影响,混淆客户。 Critics argue the changes could negatively impact businesses and confuse customers.