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Lansing Utility Rate Hikes Set for Vote | Lansing News
Lansing’s utility is preparing its largest electricity and water rate hike in years—up to $10 a month starting October—with steep increases planned over the next two years. Rates for electricity will jump 6.95% this fall and another 6% next year, while water rates climb 9.23% this year and 9.15% in 2025. Since 2018, electric rates have surged over 26%. Officials blame new state renewable energy mandates, pandemic-era rate freezes, and rising costs like labor and cybersecurity. The utility says these hikes fund critical infrastructure, vegetation management, and green energy investments…
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