COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs City Councilmembers voted to decrease monthly utility bills. Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) proposed a rate decrease for both electricity and natural gas.
- Watch News5's coverage of the proposal below:
City Councilmembers voted to approve their proposal on Tuesday.
CSU has provided the average cost decrease for each customer type, which you can view below:
Electric cost adjustment
- Residential: –$2.10 (–1.9%)
- Commercial: –$18.00 (–2.6%)
- Industrial: –$1,293.20 (–3.1%)
Natural gas cost adjustment
- Residential: –$7.62 (–15.2%)
- Commercial: –$157.35 (–20.4%)
- Industrial: –$1,573.56 (–21.0%)
The new rates take effect on April 1.
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