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Posted: 5:05 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2012

Seattle utility rates to go up starting in January

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Courtesy Puget Sound Regional Branch Washington State Archives
"Billboards, like this one from Seattle City Light, promoted the fair throughout the region."

SEATTLE —

It’s official: Utility rates are going up in Seattle.

The City Council has unanimously voted to approve a six-year plan by Seattle City Light that will increase rates about 4.7 percent for six straight years, starting in January. That will initially be about $2.90 per household.

The rate increase will, in part, allow City Light to build its first new substation in more than 30 years.

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