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Why the Last Kilowatt-Hour on a Korean Summer Bill Costs More Than Twice the First
Homes alone pay a three-step tariff whose summer blocks still sit at 300 and 450 kWh—while August bills rose 13% on 9% more use.
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Environment correspondent
Haeun Song is a house byline for InfoHandle’s Environment desk.

Homes alone pay a three-step tariff whose summer blocks still sit at 300 and 450 kWh—while August bills rose 13% on 9% more use.

The Environment Ministry ordered targeted Han River dredging and weir adjustments before the Seoul International Marathon, citing late-summer cyanobacteria mats that raised microcystin monitoring near the Jamsil course.