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the company’s rate of return on investment to be lower than that already approved by the Commission. McCardell said the erosion in earnings occurred because construction costs and operating expenses are continuing to grow more rapidly than revenues.
Revised tariffs to be submitted to the Commission for final review would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 450 kilowatthours, without water
94.2%