The electricity bill will increase from April next year, due to an adjustment to increase the price of fuel and the purchase of energy that the Electricity Authority (PREPA) has submitted to the Energy Bureau for examination.
PREPA recalled that it has the responsibility to present the projections and costs to be reconciled, while the Energy Bureau evaluates, audits and establishes the quarterly adjustment to be returned to the customer or vice versa.
According to PREPA, by 2021 “new global trends have begun to be reflected due to the opening of the economy after the closures due to the COVID pandemic. pandemic, ie a market in recovery and growth. “
According to PREPA, in the quarter from January to March 2021, a residential customer covered by the General Residential Service (GRS) tariff with a consumption of 800 kWh reflected a cost per kilowatt-hour of 18.16 c / kWh.
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A press release reported that, due to rising oil prices, a projection of the current adjustment was presented to the Energy Bureau. PREPA assured that the basic electricity tariff will remain unchanged and that the adjustment will correspond to the cost of fuel and energy purchase.
“This represents approximately 20.30 c / kWh which, if approved by the Bureau, will be reflected in the quarter including April, May and June 2021. The Authority’s team is committed to working with the Energy Bureau to continue collectively assessing the alternatives available for to minimize the impact of the adjustment on customers’ pockets “, it was indicated.
PREPA claimed that the adjustment submitted to the Bureau takes into account a reduction of $ 19 million in the cost of fuel due to the reimbursement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It was indicated that this reimbursement corresponds to the expenses incurred by PREPA in purchasing fuel to operate the emergency units that were in operation, replacing the generation of units 5 and 6 in the Central South Coast, which were left out of service as a result of earthquakes in 2020. FEMA will reimburse $ 19 million, so it is not reasonable for subscribers to pay for that fuel.