Report says acid-rain curb will raise electric bills 50%

Controlling acid-rain pollution will raise electric bills by as much as 50 percent in some parts of the nation, the utility industry said in a report. In a survey of 24 Eastern utilities, the Edison Electric Institute said it found half the companies expect rate increases of more than 14 percent during the first year of new pollution controls on their coal-fired power plants.

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