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Commissioners press utilities for clarity after residents report $600 electric bill
Summary
Commissioners asked the administration to invite AEP/SWEPCO to explain billing components and emergency-assistance options after a constituent’s $600.33 electric bill was presented; officials discussed fuel charges, storm riders and tree-trimming as contributors to high bills.
A Caddo Parish commissioner on Feb. 2026 urged staff to invite utility representatives to explain high residential electric bills and available assistance after sharing a constituent’s $600.33 monthly statement.
Commissioner Henderson described a constituent on a $1,314 monthly Social Security income with a current balance of $600.33. He read the bill’s breakdown: residential service $333.12; generation recovery…
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