Flint Energies announced a raise in residential customers' base rate by one dollar.
According to a news release, the base rate will rise from $21 to $22 on April 1.
The new base rate moves the "service charge closer to the true cost-of-service for residential members."
They estimate that the "true cost-of-service" is about $30 per month for residential customers.
The company plans to increase the base charge $1 a year through 2017, when the rate would hit $27 a month.