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The increase in the basic rate will add $5.52 monthly to the average household's bill.
Officials, however, expect to cut the fuel adjustment charge for October, resulting in a savings of nearly $2 for the average residential bill — a reduction from $66.61 to $64.77.
The nation's largest public utility said the rate hike was necessary to fund a $3 billion liability that includes bolstering the pension plan, paying for the cleanup of a massive coal ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant in East Tennessee and funding capital projects.
Under a new policy, TVA is adjusting the fuel surcharge monthly instead of quarterly.
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