A residential customer that consumes 800 kilowatt-hours a month will see the monthly bill rise about 18%, from $229 to $271, according to Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau, which approved the increase.

A residential customer that consumes 800 kilowatt-hours a month will see the monthly bill rise about 18%, from $229 to $271, according to Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau, which approved the increase. ↧ Record electric rate goes into effect in Puerto Rico amid soaring c... The new rate which far surpasses the average rate for residential customers in the U.S. mainland, is expected to drive up an already high cost of living in the U.S. territory.