{"id":46112,"date":"2024-05-31T19:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=46112"},"modified":"2024-05-31T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:08:31","slug":"lakeland-electric-will-ask-city-commissioners-to-approve-an-increase-in-the-municipal-owned-utilitys-fuel-rate-from-36-to-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/05\/31\/lakeland-electric-will-ask-city-commissioners-to-approve-an-increase-in-the-municipal-owned-utilitys-fuel-rate-from-36-to-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Electric\u00a0will ask city commissioners to approve an increase in the municipal-owned utility&#8217;s fuel rate from $36 to $45"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Electric&nbsp;will ask city commissioners to approve an increase in the municipal-owned utility&#8217;s fuel rate from $36 to $45 per 1,000 kilowatt hours effective July 1. This will increase the average residential customer&#8217;s bill by about $10.80 per month, for those who use 1,200 kilowatts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/C8fqzmQXoAUpxKE.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46113\" style=\"width:744px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/C8fqzmQXoAUpxKE.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/C8fqzmQXoAUpxKE.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/C8fqzmQXoAUpxKE.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/C8fqzmQXoAUpxKE.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed fuel rate, if approved on Monday, will be increased for the first time since the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For the last six months, we&#8217;ve been able to enjoy rates at the lowest levels since the second quarter of 2021,&#8221; said LE&#8217;s fuel manager Sandra Ruede at Friday&#8217;s Utility Committee meeting. &#8220;The market prices are escalating with increased heat, causing increased demand that is pushing the market upward.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakeland Electric&nbsp;will ask city commissioners to approve an increase in the municipal-owned utility&#8217;s fuel rate from $36 to $45 per 1,000 kilowatt hours effective July 1. 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