OUR RELEASES FINDINGS OF HURRICANE BERYL FUEL RATE INVESTIGATION 2024 Dec 19
(KINGSTON, Jamaica; 2024 December 18): The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has found that the ‘bill shock’ experienced by Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd. (JPS) customers after Hurricane Beryl was because of a significant increase in the fuel rate in 2024 July, which was applied to the 2024 August bills.
The bill of the average residential customer with a monthly consumption of 150 kWh jumped by 15.6% between the 2024 July and August billing cycle, …
