L.A. mayor gets his “green energy” rate hikes

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa scored a partial political victory Tuesday when the Los Angeles City Council approved utility rate increases of 4.5% to 6%.

The mayor has said the added revenue will help the Department of Water and Power move away from polluting coal-fired power plants to renewable fuels. The Water and Power Commission will have the last say on the rate hikes, which were about 25% lower than what Villaraigosa had proposed.

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Photo: Utah’s coal-fired Intermountain Power Project is the single biggest source of power for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Credit: LADWP