HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE.  The LeRoy Meyer Memorial Scholarship for

$1,000 is available to high school seniors whose parents are ALP customers and who plan on

attending a post-secondary education institution. To apply for the scholarship, an essay needs

to be written and submitted to ALP by April 1, 2010.

Another scholarship available for high school seniors whose parents are ALP customers is through

Missouri River Energy Services, one of ALP's power suppliers. Information to apply for the MRES

scholarship is available on their website.

Call our office if you have any questions about either of these scholarships.

CHANGE IN ELECTRICITY RATES. ALP customers will see a 3.5% increase in electric rates in January, 2010. The increase in rates is necessary because of increased operating costs. Western Area Power Administration, the agency that provides about 1/3 of the wholesale power that ALP purchases, will be increasing the wholesale rate by about 13%. Also, the transmission rate, the cost to deliver energy over the transmission system, will increase by about 8%. Therefore, those increases will be blended into the total wholesale power costs and rates will need to be raised to help cover those additional costs.

WATER RATE INCREASE: Water rates will see an increase of 5% in 2010. Rates need to be increased because of increasing operating costs and growth in the municipal water system.