Reading Eagle Editor PP&L 5-22-11

May 22, 2011
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
e-mail kmayor@ptd.net
The Reading Eagle Editor
Dear Editor,
Thank you for the very informative article about PP&L electricity rates by Dan Kelly in your Saturday May 21, 2011 issue.
It states a standard PP&L customer who uses 1,000 KWH a month will be charged $88.
It also states the same 1,000 KWH will cost a time of use customer about $106
at off peak rates and about $124 at peak rates.
In Kutztown where residents can not shop for electricity rates because the Borough owns the electric company this same 1,000 KWH will cost $156.24 for a Residential Service when electric is the sole source of energy and $160.88 for General Residential Service. For Residential Service Borough residents will pay $156.24 and PP&L customers will pay $88. Kutztown customers will $68.24 more each month which is $818.88 a year. Borough figures are from the Borough website.
The Borough will be forced to raise the electric rates shortly to pay for the Borough debt which will be over $20 million shortly. The Mayor and Borough Council do not address these ridiculously high electric rates the Borough residents are paying.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
P.S. Copies of Borough websites calculations are attached.