{"id":750,"date":"2025-11-07T22:20:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubt.veristein.app\/?post_type=update&#038;p=750"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:33:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:33:43","slug":"rate-increases-effective-november-1st","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/ubt.veristein.app\/index.php\/update\/rate-increases-effective-november-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Rate Increases effective November 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":{"update_type":["NOTIFICATION","IMPORTANT_UPDATE"],"body":"<article class=\"article-text-block\">\r\n<p class=\"text-paragraph\">For the first time since 2012, UBT will implement a rate adjustment for all residential customers effective November 1, 2025. This change will help ensure we continue to deliver the safe, reliable, and affordable utilities that the Tuskegee and Macon County communities depend on.<\/p>\r\n<\/article>\r\n<article class=\"article-text-block\">\r\n<h4 class=\"text-title\">Residential Customers<\/h4>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n<li><strong>Electric Service:<\/strong> The current base charge is $15 per month.With a <strong>$3<\/strong> increase, the new base charge will be <span class=\"text-red-base font-bold\">$18<\/span> per month, regardless of usage.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Water Service:<\/strong> The current base charge is $18.81 per month. With a <strong>$3<\/strong> increase, the new base charge will be <span class=\"text-red-base font-bold\">$21.81<\/span> per month.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Sewer Service:<\/strong> The current base charge is $33.72 per month. With a <strong>$3<\/strong> increase, the new base charge will be <span class=\"text-red-base font-bold\">$36.72<\/span> per month.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n<article class=\"article-text-block\">\r\n<h4 class=\"text-title\">Commercial\/Industrial Customers Customers<\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"text-paragraph\">Effective <span class=\"font-bold\">January 1, 2026<\/span>, UBT\u2019s power cost adjustment will align with wholesale supplier Energy Southeast\u2019s base Energy Cost Adjustment of <span class=\"font-bold\">$0.031560\/kWh<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n","is_collapsed":false,"is_featured_in_home_page":true,"is_featured_in_notifications_page":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubt.veristein.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/updates\/750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubt.veristein.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/updates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubt.veristein.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/update"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubt.veristein.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}