The increase for the average Cheyenne Light residential electric customer is estimated to be $8.88 a month and $1.57 a month for the average residential natural gas customer.
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power spokeswoman Jane Montoya says the company’s recent investments in Cheyenne’s future are described in the respective electric and natural gas rate requests.
The Wyoming Public Service Commission has approved a rate increase for Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power customers to help the utility pay for construction of the new Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station.
With winter weather--and higher heating bills--coming up over the next few months, Wyoming Public Service Commission Consumer Advocate Bryce Freeman says there are a number of simple steps you can take to keep your fuel bill down, adding most of them are free or relatively inexpensive.
The state Office of Consumer Advocate has reached an agreement with Cheyenne, Light, Fuel and Power and it's parent company, Black Hills Power, on a proposal to build a new power plant in Laramie County.