Naperville residents could see an increase to their water and electricity bills. The proposal presented by city staff Wednesday comes on the heels of a pair of rate studies the city had performed.
Water Rate Increase
Residential water users could see annual increases of 4.7% from 2022-2024.
According to Darrell Blenniss, the city’s director of public utilities-water, “When you compare your current water bill and what it will be under the new rate increases, we still maintain a very competitive position. The current bill structure where we’re based on the communities listed here, we’re third place. And even with the rate increases, we stay in third place.”
Electric Rate Increase
A potential rate increase is also in order for electricity users. The proposal calls for an annual rate increase of 1% in both 2023 and 2024.
According to Brian Groth, the city’s director of public utilities—electricity, “With our 0% increase next year, this is what we expect their bill to be. You can see how we compare to Geneva, Batavia—who are also municipal utilities—all the way to ComEd, which as of Oct. 1 just had a rate increase and now they are almost 10% higher than what our customers pay.”
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