Possible Rate Increase for NPPD Customers - KHGI-TV/KWNB-TV/KHGI-CD-Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings

Many Nebraskans could be paying more on their electric bill next year if the NPPD board approves a rate increase.

The Nebraska Public Power District board will vote in November on whether or not to pass a roughly four percent increase to cover increased expenses. The proposed change would not go into effect until January.

NPPD spokesman Mark Becker says customers who use 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month would see around a $9 increase in their monthly bills. The average Nebraska home uses about 1,200 kilowatt-hours per month.

The size of rate increase customers would see depends on what they use electricity for. Residential customers could see rate hikes as high as 6 percent while irrigation and lighting users could see smaller increases.