Vero Beach Delays Action on Utilities

Vero Beach and much of Indian River County is suffering from a tumor that is the Vero Beach municipal electric utility. Yet Vero city officials want to put a band-aid on the growing cancer.

With the new contract, the average customer will save about $2.50 monthly but still pay a higher bill than Florida Power & Light’s customers, according to city estimates. The average Vero Beach customer pays about $124 a month for about 1,000 kilowatt-hour of electricity. FPL charges about $95 for the same amount.

But even with the lower rates customers are still being overcharged.

Worse much of the overcharges are merely invisible taxes imposed by Vero Beach City officials on Indian River County residents.

Source: Vero Beach delays action on amended Orlando Utilities Commission contract for city electric

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