DWP discount to schools ends
Los Angeles schools will pay as much as $3 million more a year for electricity starting Wednesday when a long-standing agreement for reduced power rates expires.Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.
Los Angeles Unified School District officials said they've tried to persuade the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to continue the 5 percent discount on electricity, but the utility has said no.
"At a time when the ratepayers of Los Angeles are subject to a rate increase, to give a straight, arbitrary 5 percent reduction is not the desirable way to go," said DWP General Manager H. David Nahai.
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The Los Angeles Daily News' City Hall reporters Rick Orlov and Kerry Cavanaugh write about politics on the local, state and national stage.
Discounts should be applied the same percentage rate as any large electricity corporate user in Los Angeles. LAUSD should go solar if they want to conserve and save additional revenue. The same applies to any homeowner or commercial property. Rebates and grants could apply? Wake up LAUSD there are no free lunches in Los Angeles any more. If their 5 percent discount continues the difference of lost revenue comes out of ratepayers pockets.