I’m confused. If SECO is increasing their pole rental fees, that usually means they are going to receive more revenue from other utilities that use their poles. It would seem like ultimately this would benefit SECO rate payers.

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TIL. sorry.

I checked with ARC and, while we must have a lamp post, we don't need to have a bulb in it. Our front garden has been dark and wildlife-friendly for two years. Alarmists may tell you that the emergency services will be delayed getting to your home, but GPS means that they know exactly where they're going, without a beacon in your front garden.

Anyway, back to the main thread: people in the UK pay 60p (75c) per day standing charge, whereas those in Bermuda (notoriously expensive) pay 76c. In The Villages, SECO charges me $1.15 per day. That's a 50% uplift on the UK and Bermuda. Hmmm?

Means nothing unless we also know the number of poles in each location

Only the rich elites can that so easily

It’s spread across 67,000 homes. Most homes here have Duke as their supplier.

You could always sell your home and move to some Utopia where utility prices never go up. Let us know when you find it!

Pole rental fees are for companies that rent space on the poles for private equipment; ie cell phone equipment, cable tv lines and phone lines. Not for the general public.

It includes pole, lights, electricity, maintenance and repair.

This has nothing to do with the lamp post in your yard.

This is about street lamps, and has nothing to do with renting pole space to other companies.

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Yes & personally if they get everyone on EV auto’s our grids won’t handle millions of EV’s, plus power outages!

ikr. up north we had bills of near $300 a month, so it's looking mighty fine down here

This increase in the tariff only applies to areas serviced by SECO. SECO is an Electric co-op, meaning that the cost of providing service is paid for by the people served, which is why it only applies to 62,000 households. And, when the cost of supplying a service goes up, it must be born by the members who benefit, and not subsidized by members who don’t.

Despite any speculation, rumor, or conjecture to the contrary, this is for street lights. It is NOT your yard light, not for pylons, nor for transmission, and not for cable or any other utility. It pays for the poles, lights, electricity, maintenance and repair.

Here is the press release from SECO:

SECO Energy Announces Increase in Lighting Rates – SECO Energy

p.s. As a co-op, SECO offers us much lower rates than those enjoyed by our neighbors who are are not SECO members.

This has nothing at all to do with other utilities.