Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez Núñez, spokesman for the New Progressive Party (PNP) in the House of Representatives, along with San Juan District # 4 Representative Víctor Parés Otero, called on the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau to immediately stop the increase. which you approved in the rate of electric power of 0.81 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
“This is the second time that the Energy Bureau is promoting an increase in the rate of electricity for our people and, as we did last year, today we reject this type of action. Our people are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic attack and no more burden can be imposed, on the contrary. This increase cannot materialize, period. We call on the Bureau to immediately end this increase, “Méndez Núñez said in a press release.
The former president of the Chamber added that the Bureau “must take into account the reality of the people and there is no way for this increase proposed by them to be implemented, none. The PNP delegation in the House of Representatives is united behind rejecting this action against the interests of the people.” .
For his part, the representative of Parés Otero called this “nonsense”.
“If the Electricity Authority didn’t know how to manage its finances, this is not a people’s problem. Our people are suffering, I don’t know if the Bureau staff can appreciate it, but things are not good on the street due to the pandemic and there is no way “We need to look at other alternatives, but people will not be overwhelmed,” he said.
The legislature for San Juan has not ruled out introducing legislation to stop growth if the Bureau does not.
As can be seen, the Bureau approved an increase that would lead to an additional $ 6.62 bill in the Electricity Authority’s (PREPA) utility bill for unsubsidized residential customers, with an estimated base consumption of 800 (kWh). ) per month.
It would take effect immediately.
The increase, according to the Bureau, is due to PREPA underestimating its operating costs for September, October and November 2020.
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