The Regulatory Commission of Alaska on Monday granted local utility Alaska Power Company’s request for a short-term 6 percent power rate increase pending an investigation into whether the company’s request for a permanent, 18 percent increase is warranted.
The 6 percent increase came into effect Tuesday and raises residential and small commercial rates from 13.06 cents per kilowatt-hour to 13.84 cents per kilowatt-hour in Haines. It also raises the monthly base fee, which all customers…