Companies requests a rate hike in residential electricity to pay less

Proposed increase to 11% in residential areas, general preferential

Chambers of Commerce and Industries believe that current billing is unfair

October 5,2013.

Large electricity consuming companies ARESEP proposed to higher fees charged by households to lower the amounts disbursed by them.

Such request is granted, those who pay for residential rates, general and preferential will face from 4.40% to 11% more on receipts.

With this increase, 1,020 companies in Costa Rica would be a reduction of up to 39% on your expenses by light.

The request was made yesterday by the Costa Rican Association of Large Energy Consumers (Acograce) to the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep).

The approach includes the boost distribution companies should apply to bills of households and schools, for example.

According to this position, Coopeguanacaste must charge a 4.40% increase and Coopelesca (San Carlos) 6.20%. The Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) 9.50%; Jasec (Carthage) 2.20%, the National Power and Light (CNFL) an additional 5%, and the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) apply up 11% to "those who consume less."

Topics. President of the Chamber of Industries, Juan Ramon Rivera, claimed that the reduction is a measure "fair" they have in mind for a long time.

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