WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro has filed for a rate increase of 3.95 per cent for 2016. This comes after a 3.95 per cent increase was approved for 2015.
The Crown electrical utility originally asked the Public Utilities Board to approve the increase as part of its General Rate Application last May.
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If approved, the monthly electric bill for a customer without electric space heat using an average of 1,000 kWh per month would increase by $3.33. The monthly increase for a customer with electric space heat using an average of 2,000 kWh per month would be $6.36.
The application was filed on November 18 and must be approved by the Public Utilities Board before any action can be taken.
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