NEWS
Power cost/rate study recommends changes
By BARBARA GREEN
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As the City of Bowie gets ready to start working on what is expected to be a tight budget for the next fiscal year, the city council received results from the electric cost of service and rate study during this week’s meeting.
The city manager presented the study Monday night prepared by Schneider Engineering explaining the staff is not traveling at this time due to the virus.
The study helps providers allocate utility revenue to the rate classes based on the costs associated with serving each rate class.
Cities can use the study to be informed on the status of their system, enact policy decisions related to its operation and maintenance and develop rate design to ensure adequate cost recovery.
According to the study total rates are adequately recovering costs to maintain and operate the system. Collection above or under five percent generally is considered sufficient.
Read the full story that includes the city manager reports in the weekend Bowie News.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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