HAVEN, Kan. — The Haven City Council gave approval to a resolution approving new utility rates for the community during Monday’s meeting which includes a lower rate for Haven Steel.
Under the new agreement the industrial rate for Haven Steel is an all-in rate of $0.09 per kilowatt hour. Under that rate, Haven Steel agreed to donate $100,000 to the city to help offset the Evergy rate distribution increase that they will pass onto the city starting next year.
During Monday’s meeting members were provided with a copy of an October 26, 2020, email from James Ging, noting that further analysis of the rates based on 2020 usage show that the energy charge for Haven Steel should probably be slightly higher than what was presented at the last meeting in order to equate to the 9 cents all-in rate. Ging suggested $.042 for the energy charge but keeping the demand rate at $8.21 per kW.
The new rates go into effect January 1. The utility rates have been a topic of discussion ever since Evergy announced they were increasing their power distribution charge to the city by more than $7,000 per month.