Using the data for the cost of electricity in 44 American cities as the source for the cost of 1,000 kWh of electricity the City County Observer commissioned a local firm to do the research required to find the median annual household earnings for each of the 44 locations and to use those earnings to see just who has to work the longest to pay for their electricity.

The purpose of this study was to take cost of living into account and calculate on a gross earnings basis just how the amount of time that the median household in Vectren’s service area has to work to pay for the typical monthly electrical bill of 1,000 kWh. The price data was compiled by Memphis Light, Gas, and Water to show a comparison of the 44 locations all of whom willingly cooperated in the study.

For 2010 Vectren’s typical residential household customer had to work a total of 7.83 hours before taxes to pay for the electrical portion of their bill. This duration was only exceeded by two locales those being Cincinnati where customers had to toil for 8.45 hours to pay for electricity and a poor suburb of Los Angeles called Rosemead where households had to work 9.08 hours to pay for 1,000 kWh.

Vectren’s recent increase would raise the time required to work to pay for 1,000 kWh to 8.98 hours passing Cincinnati which has not had a rate increase. According to WCPO the Cincinnati ABC affiliate Duke Power has applied for a 3% increase that if approved will be implemented in January 2012 that will raise the time required to pay for 1,000 kWh to 8.70 hours still less than Vectren’s current rate.

The Pacific Northwest fared the best in this study having to work less than 2.50 hours to cover the costs of 1,000 kWh.

Table of Results: Click to Enlarge

Sources:
Memphis 2010 Electricity Comparison PDF (energy rates)
http://www.city-data.com/ (median household income)

September 6, 2011

News Release

Indiana cities are often in competition to attract new businesses to their communities. The City of Kokomo, Indiana has developed an incentive program it hopes will attract residents of nearby communities to purchase a house in Kokomo.

The city has enlisted the help of its major employers to draw employees who work in Kokomo, yet live elsewhere, to consider purchasing a home there.

The Kokomo Homeownership Investment Program provides homebuyers with incentives. Among those is a $5,000 reimbursement for exterior improvements on a newly purchased home. In addition a local moving company is offering a ten percent discount when moving a new resident or family to Kokomo.

Kokomo’s largest employers support the program and are promoting it to their workforce. Companies such as Chrysler, Delphi Electronics and Safety, and Haynes International were helped in recent years with municipal loans or abatements, and now these companies are returning the favor by touting Kokomo’s relocation incentives and benefits of living in the community in which they work.

Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight explains the economic data that inspired the program, “Twenty percent of our workforce lives outside of our community. The problem is compounded by the fact that this 20 percent earns 30 percent of the income generated here. We’ve been investing our city’s limited financial resources in quality of life projects. Now we are stepping up the campaign to attract our workforce to also live here.”

More Kokomo Homeownership Investment Program details can be found at www.trykokomo.org.

Source: City of Kokomo

WKDQ The Tri-State’s Country Station and 92.5 WBKR The Country Station invite you to the first ever Taste of Country Concert to be held at Ellis Park Race Course on September 10th. Josh Turner will headline the show with supporting acts Glen Templeton, Casey James and Josh Thompson.

INFORMATION

Tickets
General Admission Tickets are $25 per ticket and you can purchase them online at Eventbrite AND at the WKDQ studio located here or WBKR studio located here. We’re also offering a 100 best seats in the house brought to you by Batteries Now and are available for $100 a piece. These bag-chair seats truly give you the best seat in the house. They’ll be right in front of the stage and, when the concert’s over, you get to keep the souvenir chair! You can purchase these only at the WBKR studio or the WKDQ studio!

Date & Time
The Taste of Country Concert is on Saturday September 10. Gates open at 4:30PM and the main event kicks off at 6pm.

Venue
The Taste of Country Concert will be held at Ellis Park Race Course located at 3300 US Highway 41 North in Henderson, Kentucky. Get driving directions here.

In remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the University of Evansville will hold a special interfaith worship service on Sunday, September 11 at 10:30 a.m. in Neu Chapel. The service, which will replace the chapel’s regularly scheduled University Worship, is open to all members of the UE and Evansville communities.

“September 11 and its aftermath demonstrated the importance of open, respectful dialogue among adherents of the world’s many faiths,” said Tamara Gieselman, University chaplain. “Ten years after the attacks, the need for unity and understanding is still great. The interfaith worship service in Neu Chapel will provide an opportunity for people to remember the lives lost on September 11 and pray together for a more peaceful future.”

Representatives from the local Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu communities will participate in the worship service. Other speakers include UE President Thomas A. Kazee; Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel; and Steve Bugg, a 1986 UE graduate who was living in Manhattan when the attacks took place.

The first half of the interfaith worship service will be dedicated to remembering the 9/11 attacks and their victims, while the second half will focus on looking forward with hope. Special music will include bagpipes, percussion, and music from various religious and cultural traditions.

Anyone attending the service should “expect to be surprised,” said Gieselman, “and be challenged by different perspectives.”

For more information, contact the University of Evansville’s Office of Religious Life at 812-488-2235.

Time 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Subject ERC EXECUTIVE
Location 307
Reminder 15 minutes
Lana @ 7894
Categories ROOM 307

Time 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Subject COMMERCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Location 318
Reminder 15 minutes
KATHIE HOLLEY @ 5228
Categories ROOM 318

Time 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Subject ZOO ADVISORY BOARD
Location 301
Recurrence Occurs the first Tuesday of every 1 month effective 9/6/2011 until 9/6/2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Reminder 15 minutes
DONNA BENNETT @ 6143 EXT 402
Categories ROOM 301

Time 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Subject DMD
Location 318
Recurrence Occurs every Tuesday effective 9/6/2011 until 9/6/2011 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Reminder 15 minutes
Ron @ 7884
Categories ROOM 318

Time 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Subject DMD
Location 301
Reminder 15 minutes
Ashten @ 7825
Categories ROOM 301

Time 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Subject HVAC BOARD
Location 318
Reminder 15 minutes
LINDA PENDLETON @ 7880
Categories Must Attend, ROOM 318

Time 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Subject REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Location 301
Reminder 15 minutes
MARISSA
Categories ROOM 301