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Why Your Electric Rate Has Increased and What You Can Do About It!

Since 2005, Petit Jean Electric Cooperative has been forced to add 1 to 2 cents per kilowatt-hour to the electric rate you pay each month which is reflected in the "Energy Cost Adjustment" on your monthly bill. Like you, we are not pleased with this increase in the cost per kilowatt-hour.

However, the increase in the Energy Cost Adjustment is the end result of higher costs to produce electricity that resulted from railroad companies failing to deliver contracted amounts of coal. This forces us to buy higher-cost natural gas and coal from foreign countries to operate the power plants, to make up for the lack of coal.

Despite our attempts to get the railroad companies to ship more coal at a reasonable cost, they have refused. We are concerned with the potential long-term impact that this issue could have on your rates. And there are no federal laws that regulate the railroad companies or require them to operate competitively.

As a not-for-profit cooperative, Petit Jean Electric does not make a profit from the Energy Cost Adjustment. By law, it must go directly toward covering the added cost of producing electricity. If the cost of producing electricity decreases, so will the Energy Cost Adjustment on your bill.

What You Can Do About It!

Take action now! Click here to sign your name to an electronic letter that will automatically be sent to your elected members of Congress. This letter asks them to take immediate action to regulate the railroad companies which will help reduce the Energy Cost Adjustment.

We will keep you posted with updates on our website. In the meantime, remember, Petit Jean Electric Cooperative is owned by you, our Member – and we’re all in this together.

Thank you for your support