Homer Electric wants more control, is that best for consumers?

Residents across the Kenai Peninsula will soon vote on whether Homer Electric Association can operate without rate oversight from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. The utility said deregulation would save time and money and give it more local control. But it would also allow HEA’s board to raise rates as high as they want.
Brad Janorschke, General Manager of Homer Electric Association. (Photo Courtesy of HEA)Brad Janorschke, general manager for Homer Electric Association, said