seMissourian.com: Local News: Sikeston may be at end of low power rates (01/06/12)

seMissourian.com: Local News: Sikeston may be at end of low power rates (01/06/12): "SIKESTON, Mo. -- New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules could mean Sikeston saying goodbye to some of the lowest electricity rates in the nation.

Sikeston's Board of Municipal Utilities' rates are among the lowest in the state, while Missouri is listed among the five states with the lowest retail electricity rates. But that all could change within the next couple of years, according to Ed Throop, executive director of the Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities.

EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, commonly known as CSAPR (pronounced "Casper"), was set to begin phasing in Sunday. CSAPR lowers the limits on the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide, Throop said."

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