2024 Rate Adjustment

The West Oregon Electric Cooperative (WOEC) Board of Directors voted 6-1 at their December 2023 meeting to approve a rate increase, effective January 1, 2024. The rate hike will increase the Base Charge by $2.00/month to all rate classes, and increase the Distribution Charge $0.01/kWh to all rate classes. This will impact members differently, percentage-wise, depending on how much electricity they use.

There will be a rate information meeting on January 10 at 7:00 pm at the WOEC headquarters in Vernonia. All members are welcome to attend. If you have any questions, or would like additional information, please contact the WOEC office at 503-429-3021.

According to WOEC General Manager Billi Kohler, the co-op analyzes its costs for providing service every year, and how rates recover those costs. The decision to increase rates came after WOEC’s management and Board carefully reviewed the results from this year’s analysis and determined the need for a 5.4% overall increase in revenues in order to continue day-to-day maintenance, invest in capital improvements, improve reliability, and mitigate the growing threat of wildfire.

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