Harrisonburg Electric Commission Approves Rate Increase
Harrisonburg, VA – Harrisonburg Electric Commission (HEC) has approved a 6% increase in the utility's base rate for power, which will affect all re...
July 8, 2023
1:45 PM
Harrisonburg, VA – Harrisonburg Electric Commission (HEC) has approved a 6% increase in the utility's base rate for power, which will affect all readings taken after July 1st. The board voted to increase the rates at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 27th, 2023. This is the first time since 2016 that HEC has raised the base rate for electricity. During the COVID pandemic, rates were temporarily decreased for customers in July 2020 before readjusting back to the previous rate in July 2021.