BC Hydro has developed what in effect will be a two tiered system of hydro payments for the provinces electricity users, a plan that has a number of residents already firing off the letters of intervention.
Hydro intends to charge a base rate for consumption up to 1600 kilowatt hours in the two month billing system, should a user go above that 1600 threshold then a second tier of pricing will kick in, increasing the hydro bill for those that flick the switch more frequently.
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