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The People's Voice
Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
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The Electric Consumers Information Committee (ECIC) reports that U.S. consumers paid $1 billion more for electricity in recent years compared to 1952 due to rate increases, criticizing the Federal Power Commission for allowing utilities to overcollect taxes, underdevelop Hells Canyon, and extend private use of public resources beyond legal limits.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.(NRECA). The nation's consumers are paying $1 billion more for electricity than they did in 1952 as a result of rate increases, the Electric Consumers Information Committee said here.
The figures were contained in ECIC's newsletter which was sharply critical of the Federal Power Commission. The newsletter charged that the FPC had:
Permitted electric and gas utilities to collect more money in taxes from consumers than they the utilities, actually pay to the government.
Permitted underdevelopment by private monopoly for private gain of the Hells Canyon site on the Snake River.
Evaded the intent of the Federal Power Act's 50-year licensing limitation on non-federal hydroelectric projects, permitting some private power companies to use public resources for 100 years.
The ECIC is an information and research organization sponsored by rural electrics, and other consumer organizations interested in low-cost electricity.
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ECIC reports $1 billion increase in electricity bills since 1952 due to rate hikes; criticizes FPC for allowing utilities to overcollect taxes from consumers, underdeveloping Hells Canyon for private gain, and evading 50-year licensing limits to permit 100-year private use of public hydroelectric resources.