The spokesman for the delegation of the New Progressive Party (PNP) in the House of Representatives, Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez Núñez, along with the representative for the District # 4 of San Juan, Víctor Parés Otero, demanded that the Negotiation of ‘Puerto Rico’s energy will halt, immediately, the increase it approved in the electricity rate of 0.81 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
“This is the second time that the Energy Negotiation has pushed for an increase in the electricity tariff for our people and as we did last year, today we are also rejecting this type of action. Our people are suffering. “The pandemic of the COVID-19 and no more burden can be imposed on it, on the contrary. This increase cannot materialize, period. We are asking the Negotiator to cancel this increase immediately,” said Méndez. Núñez in a press release.
The former Speaker of the House added that the negotiation “must take into account the reality of the people and there is no way for this increase proposed by them to be implemented, none. The PNP delegation to the House of Representatives it is united behind the rejection of this action contrary to the interests of the town “.
For his part, the representative Parés Otero called this a “nonsense”.
“If the Electricity Authority did not know how to manage its finances, this is not a people’s problem. Our people are suffering, I do not know if the staff of the negotiator can appreciate it, but things are not going well in the street as a result of the pandemic and there is no way to withstand an increase in basic services. no and no. other alternatives must be sought but it is not going to overload people, “he said.
The legislature for St. John did not rule out the enactment of legislation to curb the increase if the Negotiated does not.
It appears that the Negotiator approved an increase that would result in an additional $ 6.62 in the Electricity Authority (AEE) service bill for non-subsidized residential customers with an estimated base consumption of 800 (kWh). ) per month.
The same would take effect immediately.
The increase, according to the negotiated, is due to the fact that the EEA allegedly underestimated its operating expenses for the months of September, October and November 2020.
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