ICE electricity rates will fall 5.8% in January

December 15th,2014

January surprise you with a discount of 5.88% in electricity rates paid by subscribers Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).

The average household which consumes 250 kilowatt hours per month- pay ¢ 17,600 today. From January will be ¢ 16,564.

Customers of the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) feel a discount of 5% and the Administrative Board of Public Services of Carthage (Jasec) of 4.7%.

These decreases were approved by the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) by a corresponding adjustment to variable cost of fuel. So he recognizes the ICE, each quarter, expenses for thermal generation.

According Carolina Mora, spokeswoman ARESEP, low response to the drop in fuel prices, the introduction of new renewable generation projects and the rise in energy imports to the regional market.

The Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) apply a drop of 4.7%; Coopesantos lower your rate at 3%; Coope Alfaro Ruiz, 2.6% and 1.7% Coopeguanacaste.

Coopelesca customers experience an increase of 2.18%.

The ICE warned last week that it might suffer a financial imbalance if ARESEP did not approve an increase of 13.2% in October he asked.

That application was frozen on Thursday, after the Constitutional Court suspended the hearing after hosting an amparo filed by the American Chamber of Commerce.

Source: "La Nación"