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Covington's power rates are going up
Average residential customer will pay $50 more per year
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Covington’s electricity customers will pay a slightly higher price for power in 2014, with an average resident , one who uses 1,131 kWh per month, expected to see his/her yearly bill increase by just under $50. The Covington City Council is planning to increase electrical rates starting in March 2014 for residents, commercial businesses and industries, to offset the city’s increasing costs to both buy power and maintain its electrical infrastructure. Effect on residents The bottom line is that the average resident, who uses the same amount of electricity in 2014 as in 2013, will pay around