http://homertribune.com/2009/10/hea-explores-potential-self-regulation/ Homer, Alaska Wed, 16 May 2012 00:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://homertribune.com/2009/10/hea-explores-potential-self-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-426 David Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:31 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5772#comment-426 There would be additional costs to offset some of the savings from opting-out. There would need to be a more independent and robust consumer advocate program. Also, the board membership rules may need to be revised with single term limits so that the oversight of the utility is much more spread out and diversified. There would be additional costs to offset some of the savings from opting-out. There would need to be a more independent and robust consumer advocate program. Also, the board membership rules may need to be revised with single term limits so that the oversight of the utility is much more spread out and diversified.

]]> http://homertribune.com/2009/10/hea-explores-potential-self-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Deb Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:34:06 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5772#comment-425 The way HEA is acting these days I am not sure we can trust them to self regulate... not that the regulatory commision did anything to help us last winter when HEA decided to up our rates 100 % and more in one month... can you imagine if they had full control??? probably not a good idea... someone stepped in and stopped the bleeding when they raised our rates so high we could not afford to pay our electric and rent at the same time... some apartments were 500 a month for ELECTRIC... does anyone trust our friendly co-op? The way HEA is acting these days I am not sure we can trust them to self regulate… not that the regulatory commision did anything to help us last winter when HEA decided to up our rates 100 % and more in one month… can you imagine if they had full control??? probably not a good idea… someone stepped in and stopped the bleeding when they raised our rates so high we could not afford to pay our electric and rent at the same time… some apartments were 500 a month for ELECTRIC… does anyone trust our friendly co-op?

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