DWP lowers rates for water customers

Although not directly energy-related, customers of the DWP will get a reprieve in their water rates for the next two months:

The record rainfall boosted Los Angeles' water supply so much that the city plans to reduce customers' water bills by 9%, but many other parts of Southern California aren't likely to see similar rate cuts.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said it is able to reduce bills by an average of $2.60 per month because a prime source of local drinking water, the Eastern Sierra Nevada, has seen above-normal snow levels for the first time in six years.

Interestingly, water rates were just increased by 11% in the last year, so this effectively brings the price back to previous levels.