Understanding Your Energy Bill
Special | 2h 3m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Cara Lee Mahany Braithwait and Bruce Chapman explain your electric bill—line by line.
Cara Lee Mahany Braithwait, Director, Wisconsin Public Utility Institute and Bruce Chapman, Senior Economist, Christensen Associates Energy Consulting, explain the charges on a line by line basis on electric bills. Braithwait and Chapman discuss the differences between electric co-ops and electric companies and how each arrives at their fees.
University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
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Understanding Your Energy Bill
Special | 2h 3m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Cara Lee Mahany Braithwait, Director, Wisconsin Public Utility Institute and Bruce Chapman, Senior Economist, Christensen Associates Energy Consulting, explain the charges on a line by line basis on electric bills. Braithwait and Chapman discuss the differences between electric co-ops and electric companies and how each arrives at their fees.
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