Public comment is open on PSE’s open rate case, where it is requesting a 15.15% increase in electricity rates in 2027, and a 14.16% increase in natural gas rates in 2027, with further increases in 2028 and 2029 in order to invest in infrastructure and meet its renewable energy targets.
Somewhat hidden in the proposal is a 12.49% rate decrease for “special contracts” in 2027 and further decreases through 2029, and in the documents listed under the case, one can find Microsoft’s “petition to intervene” where they state that “Microsoft is the only PSE electric special contract customer and pays delivery rates under the terms of this special contract,” as their reason for having a stake in “determining the fair and reasonable allocation of costs to Microsoft.” Because Microsoft is the only special contract customer, they seem to be the only customer getting a rate decrease.
It’s unclear how much public comment on this issue will sway the decision, but it appears that Microsoft is using some of its influence to get a rate decrease subsidized by all other PSE customers, so it seems important not to let that go unnoticed
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