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Article: Public Service Commission Approves Fuel Rate Increase for Wisconsin Public Service Electric Customers.
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- March 20, 2008
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GREEN BAY, Wis., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) today approved a monthly increase in 2008 electric rates for Wisconsin Public Service customers due to increased fuel and purchased power costs for the company. The increase amounts to about $1.68 monthly for typical residential customers using 630 kilowatthours of electricity. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation is a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group .
Contributing factors in the rate change were increased purchased power costs due to a later start-up of the new Weston 4 power plant, increased coal and coal transportation costs, and increased natural gas costs. ...