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Coffeyville commissioners approve first reading of electric-rate ordinance after months of debate
Summary
After months of study and public work sessions, the Coffeyville City Commission approved first reading of an ordinance that adjusts electric rates and raises the distribution loss floor; commissioners debated timing of implementation and the size of the loss-factor floor before the 3–1 vote.
The Coffeyville City Commission on April 22 approved the first reading of Ordinance G-25-01, a change to city electric rate schedules, after extended discussion about how quickly to implement higher rates and how to account for distribution losses and rising wholesale costs.
The ordinance, introduced by the electric utility and presented to the commission by Chris Weiner, executive director of Electric, would adjust base rates and change the minimum loss-factor used in the power-cost adjustment (PCA). "We haven't seen an increase in electric rates in almost a decade," Weiner told the commission, saying the utility's "costs have gone up significantly in that time period." The commission voted 3–1 to approve first reading with an amended start date of Jan. 1, 2026.
The debate centered on two related choices: when to start implementing the new rate schedule and whether to raise the PCA floor (loss factor) from the ordinance minimum. Weiner and staff presented two components of customer impact: the ordinance's direct rate change (about a 7% increase in the ordinance itself,…
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