Colorado Springs City Council approved a seasonal electric and natural gas rate increase from Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU). So what does this rate change mean for your bill, along with another rate change proposed by Springs Utilities.
News5 spoke with people across Downtown Colorado Springs to ask them how this hike is going to impact their wallet. The consensus, people are upset.
“Yeah that’s way too high,” Jeanne Braun said.
“An additional fee is going to hurt working families,” Shana Black said.
“It’s a hard thing to swallow,” Eric Aragon, Assistant Manager at Bread and Butter, a local grocery store in Downtown Colorado Springs said.
Frustrations rise as CSU customers prepare for their utility bill to climb.
“Saving money and pinching pennies to make up for those additional charges,” Aragon said.
He said everything including utilities is getting too expensive.
Colorado Springs City Council approved the rate increase for gas and electric. This increase will cost the average customer about $8.71 per month.