One-two punch from DWP

Even as the Los Angeles City Council weighs a proposed DWP rate hike, surcharges for natural gas, renewable energy and imported water are expected to push ratepayer bills even higher. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

While the surcharges pass along the fluctuating costs of power and water purchases and are already in place, they are expected to increase again next year.

And the charges come on top of the Department of Water and Power's base rates, which are proposed to increase 9 percent over three years for power and 6 percent over two years for water.