Wisconsin is so progressive...92% of my electric bill is a low income assistance fee

[HereSince1628]

Got the utility bill from WE Energies yesterday. $71.28 for 33 days of service and use. Of that charge, $65.87 was the "State Low-income Assistance Fee" that makes the fee 92.4% of the utility bill.

As I remembered it, the LIAF was supposed to be a trivial fee when it replaced the general public funding of services back near the turn to this century. I went to the WE Energies website for an explanation and found this"

"Charges Wisconsin...State Low-income Assistance Fee: 3 percent of monthly charges or $3.15, which ever is less."

Well, $65.87 isn't $3.15 or 3 percent of my charges even if you add the electric and gas together, $65.87 is more like 3% of my ANNUAL utility bill...so something seems to have happened to this fee and it isn't accurately reflected on the WE Energies website.

Anyone living in or around Wisconsin know what happened? Any Michiganders who also have WE service or who may work for WE have a clue?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. If it is anything like NJ...

The utilities have gamed the system.

[John Q. Citizen]

2. Uhm, something doesn't add up. I bet you got it backwards. $65.87 is your bill and the remainder

is the fee is my bet.

Who would have a 5-6 dollar bill for a month of utilities?