Community action group to address BRMEMC rate adjustment

YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Families Against Inequitable Rates – FAIR – is a community action group formed to address Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation’s (BRMEMC) new pricing structure. FAIR will meet Thursday, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Mountain Regional Library in Young Harris.

Beginning Oct. 1, the BRMEMC’s new pricing structure will increase all residential customers’ charges by $1.54 per month, slightly reducing the electrical charge. Average-use customers of 907 kilowatt hours (kWh) each month will find that their bill remains the same.

Overall, this pricing structure, termed a “revenue-neutral rate adjustment” when approved in May by the BRMEMC board of directors, will not increase the amount of money that Blue Ridge Mountain EMC receives. It allows the electric company to have a steady revenue stream for its maintenance and infrastructure costs each month, FAIR stated.

The BRMEMC’s rate adjustment will go into effect Oct. 1 regardless of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s decision on Aug. 22 to not increase rates.

BRMEMC’s next monthly board meeting is Monday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m.  FAIR encourages all BRMEMC members to go online at www.brmemc.com and complete the necessary paperwork to attend and/or speak at the monthly meeting. Members are also encouraged to atrend the annual meeting later in the month.  The EMC’s annual meeting is Thursday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. at the BRMEMC headquarters in Young Harris.

FAIR can be reached online at FAIR-BRMEMC.org or by email at mail@fair-brmemc.org.

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