DWP rate hike rebuffed

Prolonging a high-powered political standoff with the City Council, the Department of Water and Power board demanded Wednesday that the agency be allowed to impose a rate hike fractionally larger than one authorized by the council. Daily News.

The Board of Water and Power Commissioners voted 4-1 to increase an energy surcharge by one-tenth of a penny per kilowatt hour higher than what the council said on Tuesday it would allow.

The difference may only mean a few nickels per month for the average Los Angeles household: The .6-cent-per-kwh increase approved by the City Council on Tuesday was estimated to add about $2 to the average bimonthly bill of $38.76 for residential customers.