NEWS
BTU officials reviews city power bill components
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Ken Lindburg of Bryan Texas Utilities reviewed the City of Bowie’s transmission cost of service with council members Monday night explaining each item on the city’s monthly power bill.
While the discussion did not require any action, it provided information for councilors as they went into a workshop after the meeting where they discussed possible changes related to power cost recovery factor and other budgetary and planning needs.
BTU is the city’s bulk power provider with a long-term contract. The City of Bowie budgeted $4,474,005 for power in the 2023-24 budget.
Lindburg offered the city’s April bill as the example.
The line items that come directly from BTU include the energy charge, demand charge and fuel charge. The TCOS charge is a pass through from the state for transmission and for April made up 27% of the city’s bill. The bill also has an ERO fee.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News and watch for more from the Tuesday night meeting in your weekend Bowie News.
CORRECTION – There is an error in the amount of bulk power the city budgeted for 2023-24. The correct number is $4,474,005, not $474,005. We apologize for this error.
Atmos Energy has E. Montague St. closed between Mason St. & Lindsey St. for gas line repair.
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A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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