Bonneville rate hike won't effect PUD customers

A wholesale rate increase for Bonneville Power Administration announced earlier this week will not impact Central Lincoln PUD residential customers. PUD spokesperson Chris Chandler says long range planning had already anticipated the 7.8-percent rate hike. While there’s no increase this year, she did say there is a possibility of an increase a year from now. But cost-cutting measures are being implemented to prepare for that and possibly avoid the increases.