Take Action Now: No Rate Increases for Dirty Coal

Arkansans need to comment and get the word out immediately against SWEPCO's attempt to charge electric customers for investments in dirty coal. SWEPCO is seeking a total increase of $113.6 million, including $31 million to pay for modifications on the old, dirty, and expensive Flint Creek Coal Plant!

In total, this will raise rates for the average residential customer by $30/month. That's an average increase of 27% for residential customers, adding up to $365/year per customer. Business customers' rates will increase by up to 40%! 📈💰

In March of this year, SWEPCO asked the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) for permission to update its electricity rates for Arkansas customers. We have this window of opportunity to tell the APSC not to let SWEPCO raise our rates due to poor coal investments, and instead, tell them we want cheaper, cleaner, and renewable energy that is readily available to customers in our state!

Arkansans need to OPPOSE this rate increase. Submit your comment to the Arkansas Public Service Commission today!

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Dear Arkansas Public Service Commission, I am writing to you in opposition of SWEPCO’s proposal to raise rates to pay for modifications to the Flint Creek coal plant. Coal is the most expensive kind of energy around today, and already costs the people of Arkansas millions of dollars a year through high fuel prices and expensive medical bills. I do not want my hard-earned money to be wasted on the upkeep of an outdated, toxic, and expensive coal plant when there are cheaper and cleaner alternatives available. I do not want my community to continue to be polluted by Flint Creek, which has dumped toxins into our air and water since 1978. I recommend the PSC disallow the proposed $31 million for Flint Creek spending from Arkansas rates. The Commission should instead push SWEPCO to retire Flint Creek as soon as possible, and should not allow the recovery of expenditures at Flint Creek that are not necessary for the plant to operate beyond its retirement date. Our money should not be used to keep this dirty, expensive plant open any longer. Arkansas families deserve 21st-century energy solutions, not 20th-century pollution subsidized by our utility bills. The science is clear, the economics are undeniable, and the moral imperative is urgent. Please protect Arkansas ratepayers and reject this proposal. Thank you for reading my comment.

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