SASKATOON – A rate increase is coming for Saskatoon Light & Power customers. SaskPower recently announced a two per cent rate hike effective Sept. 1.
On Wednesday, Saskatoon city council held a special meeting in order to push through the rate increase to stay in sync with SaskPower.
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The two per cent increase has an overall positive impact of $171,000 to the City of Saskatoon.
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The average residential customer can expect their monthly bill to increase by roughly $1.70.
Wendy Winiewski contributed to this story
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