Passed motion

 

WHEREAS FortisBC rate increases are causing significant hardship to people in areas where there is no access to natural gas as they are seeing huge increases in power bills.

AND WHEREAS The two tier billing system of tier one up to 1,600 kilowatt hours (9.093 cents) and tier two over 1,600 kilowatt hours (13.543 cents) is unrealistic for consumers;

AND WHEREAS due to the challenge customers face with rising energy costs, heating and electricity have become a luxury for some British Columbia residents, especially in the Okanagan-Similkameen;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen ask that the Southern Interior Local Government Association and the Union of BC Municipalities request that the Provincial Government and BCUC eliminate the two tier rate structure until a remedy can be found for users of electric heat who have no affordable alternative to their current inefficient home heating system.