HAVEN, Kan. — The brutal cold snap that hit the area is going to mean more on electric bills for consumers.
The city of Haven which has already taken a financial hit with the cost of the new Evergy substation near Burrton got more bad news from the Kansas Power Pool during Monday's meeting.
Mark Chesney with the Kansas Power Pool told the Council that the cost to the pool from the cold weather was around $18 million. With the city of Haven representing about 13.5% of the pool the city’s cost is around $275,000.
At a special meeting on Friday, the KPP Board of Directors voted not to pass along all those costs to KPP members, but instead to put into place a Storm Surcharge of $.01/kWh to replenish KPP cash reserves, which they say have been completely wiped out. Chesney says it will take about two years for the charge to replenish the cash reserves. The surcharge would mean an additional $112,000 to the budget per year.
The city discussed whether they would be forced to pass that surcharge on to its customers as the city is already dealing with a cut in the electric fund from the previous charges from Evergy and the recent rate change by the city.
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