Ehlers warns Mequon: PSC rules can force higher future water rate changes; recommend planning now

Jul 14, 2026

Ehlers consultant Brian Raymer told the committee that state Public Service Commission math can push utilities into larger rate adjustments over time and recommended ongoing forecasting, timely conventional rate cases and use of purchase-water pass-throughs; example modeling showed modest quarterly bill impacts for a typical family.

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The city’s outside finance consultant, Brian Raymer of Ehlers and Associates, told the Committee of the Whole that Mequon should be planning now for future water-rate work because the state Public Service Commission’s (PSC) benchmark math can compound costs and force larger adjustments later.

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