Broad opposition to N.B. Power rate increase on display as hearings conclude
N.B. Power cannot reasonably expect its customers to absorb annual price increases that are well above the rate of inflation and should have its request for a 4.75 per cent increase in the coming year reduced, the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board was told on Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-rate-increase-opposition-9.7136724?cmp=rss
N.B. Power management mistakes added to a decade of troubles at nuclear plant
Had the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station gone offline during a late January cold snap earlier this year N.B. Power would have faced crippling sustained costs of more than $9 million a day to replace its energy, the utility's chief financial officer testified on Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/point-lepreau-nb-power-rate-increase-eub-9.7122535?cmp=rss
New Brunswick utilities board rejects April 1 power rate increase
A proposed 4.75 per cent increase in electricity prices that N.B. Power was hoping to impose on customers April 1 will instead be delayed until June or, potentially, July.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-power-rate-increase-rejection-9.7120927?cmp=rss
Report warns of high energy poverty as N.B. Power seeks to increase rates
With N.B. Power about to make its case to increase rates for power bills across the province, the number of New Brunswickers struggling to pay their power bills remains high.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-energy-poverty-2025-9.7118008?cmp=rss
Regulator approves big increase in Halifax water bills
The Nova Scotia Regulatory Appeals Board has approved a rate increase of 12.1 per cent this month, and an additional six per cent in April.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/regulator-approves-huge-increase-in-halifax-water-bills-9.7045223?cmp=rss
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EBMUD announced that it will adopt new service rates for customers starting July 1, with additional increases to be made in a year. Customers can expect changes in their water bill.

https://alamedapost.com/news/ebmud-raises-water-and-wastewater-usage-costs/

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EBMUD Raises Water and Wastewater Usage Costs - Alameda Post

EBMUD announced that it will adopt new service rates for customers starting Saturday, July 1, with additional changes to be made in a year.

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‘Limited capacity’ in this rural area. Limited options to switch more like. #starlink #rateincrease