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Commerce council votes to suspend Encore Delivery rate increase, prompting PUC review

5393268 · July 1, 2025
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Summary

The City Council approved a resolution to suspend Encore Delivery Companies LLC’s proposed rate increase effective July 31, 2025, for 90 days and referred the matter to the Texas Public Utility Commission hearing process with the city represented by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power.

The City Council of the City of Commerce, Texas, voted July 15 to suspend Encore Delivery Companies LLC’s proposed rate increase effective July 31, 2025, for 90 days and to pursue the Texas Public Utility Commission hearing process.

City Manager Michael Lisenby told the council that under Texas Public Utility Commission procedures and the city’s franchise agreements with utilities, the municipality can accept or deny a utility’s rate request and, if…

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