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Century To Consider EREC Franchise Fee Increase, Weeks After Gulf Power Fee Hike
June 7, 2021
The Century Town Council will vote Monday night on increasing the franchise see they charge Escambia River Electric Cooperative, weeks after raising their fee on Gulf Power.
In 1994, the franchise fees for both utilities were increased from 3% to 5%. A recent vote raised it to 6% on Gulf Power, and EREC is next after a Monday night public hearing.
While the franchise fee is paid to the town by the utility, both Gulf Power and EREC told NorthEscambia.com that they pass the full cost of the fee on to their customers.
Gulf Power customers with an average 1,000 kwh monthly usage pay about $140 a month, according to Florida Public Service Commission documents. The franchise fee increase will cost customers in the Century town limits about $1.40 per month. According to EREC, their average customers pays about $146 for 1,000 kwh, equating a franchise fee increase of $1.46.
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3 Responses to “Century To Consider EREC Franchise Fee Increase, Weeks After Gulf Power Fee Hike”
They just pass these fees along to the citizens of Century who, for some reason I have yet to figure out, continue to pay them for little return on being a city. Cancel your City Charter folks, you would be amazed how much better life in Century would become.
To me it would be better to see the council come up with plans to attract business to Century rather than squeeze the existing ones. However I believe the former mayor put the town under a financial curse when he shafted the apartment builder over the hookup fees. You may disagree but do you really see any industry clamoring to locate in Century?
what’s to consider? it gets passed on to the public. US, the same people it always gets the bill.