{"id":38021,"date":"2022-06-13T09:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecc.powerfulgallery.com\/?page_id=38021"},"modified":"2022-06-13T12:52:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:52:26","slug":"energy-cost-adjustment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aecc.powerfulgallery.com\/energy-efficiency\/energy-cost-adjustment\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Cost Adjustment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Electricity in Arkansas<\/h2>\n<h3>Where Does Electricity Come From?<\/h3>\n<p>There are a number of ways to produce electricity. The most common methods include using coal or natural gas at generation facilities to generate electricity.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Does This Matter to Me?<\/h3>\n<p>When the costs of fuels increase \u2013 and they have skyrocketed recently \u2013 it can trigger a \u201cfuel adder\u201d charge on your bill to cover the extra costs incurred by your local electric cooperative to deliver power to you.<\/p>\n<h2>The Fuel Adder<\/h2>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"faqs-list accordion\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38217\" class=\"accordion-item post-38217 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-energy-cost-adjustments\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Why Is a Fuel Adder on My Bill?<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perhaps explaining what a fuel adder is will help answer the question better. A fuel adder surcharge is implemented when the cost of producing electricity increases. Your electric cooperative must add the temporarily high surcharge to your bill to cover the additional costs of generating electricity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38219\" class=\"accordion-item post-38219 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-energy-cost-adjustments\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Why Are There Additional Costs with Making the Electricity?<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good question.\u00a0The\u00a0rising costs\u00a0of fuel, primarily natural gas, that is used to generate electricity is the primary driver behind rising electricity costs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38220\" class=\"accordion-item post-38220 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-energy-cost-adjustments\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Is There Anything That Can Be Done about the Fuel Adder Charge by My Local Cooperative?<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, no. As a not-for-profit organization, you can rest assured your local electric cooperative will never make a profit off of our members\u2019 added burden. By law, a fuel adder must go directly toward covering the added costs. Nothing more, nothing less.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38221\" class=\"accordion-item post-38221 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-energy-cost-adjustments\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Is This Just a Problem in Arkansas?<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While our state often benefits from a low cost of living, energy prices are rising nationwide. For some natural gas and propane users, their energy bill will increase at a higher rate. For members like you, your electric cooperative has a proven record of managing costs to keep rates as low as possible. That commitment to you will never change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38222\" class=\"accordion-item post-38222 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-energy-cost-adjustments\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>What Can I Do to Keep Unnecessary Costs from Attaching to My Monthly Bill?<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact your electric cooperative for energy-saving tips on keeping your electric costs down. It takes working together to make the best use of resources. As your friendly, local cooperative, we do everything in our power to provide safe, reliable electricity and service to you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38223\" class=\"accordion-item post-38223 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-energy-cost-adjustments\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Energy-Saving Tip<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Close all draperies and shades at night to reduce heat loss. Drapes save energy only if they fit tightly around the window frame. This usually means a valance at the top, side guides and a weighted hem.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electricity in Arkansas Where Does Electricity Come From? There are a number of ways to produce electricity. The most common methods include using coal or natural gas at generation facilities to generate electricity. Why Does This Matter to Me? 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