Utility asks to increase customer rates 7.6 percent

The change in electricity prices would vary across rate classes under the utility’s proposal. Residential customers would see the smallest increase, at 5.1 percent, with the average residential bill going up by about $3.52 per month, according to the utility. That percentage rises to between 5.6 percent and 8.4 percent for general service users and between 6.4 percent and 9.2 percent for all other categories.