City Council Approves Electric Rate Increase

City council approves electric rate increase

Sign leading to Ketchikan City Hall shown on Dec. 9 2025. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) Ketchikan residents will soon be paying more for electricity. The Ketchikan City Council approved an 8% utility rate increase for the city’s electricity services at its Thursday night meeting.  The increase is part of the city’s 2026 budget plan, which would raise electricity rates by at least 8% per year for the next five years. In a memo, city officials say if rat…

Council approves electric rate increase

The Ketchikan City Council during a regular meeting approved in its final reading an 8.0% increase to electric rates for all customers. Council members Riley Gass, Jai Mahtani and Abby Bradberry voted against the increase.