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Athens Council approves Toyota MOU; utility seeks retail rate restructuring billed as revenue neutral
Summary
The City of Athens on April 14 approved a memorandum of understanding with Toyota of America to support a feasibility study for a Limestone County solar installation and adopted a retail-rate restructuring for Athens Utilities that raises the monthly customer charge while lowering the energy charge, officials said.
The City of Athens on April 14 approved a memorandum of understanding with Toyota of America to support a feasibility study for a proposed solar installation in Limestone County and advanced a separate retail-rate adjustment for Athens Utilities that shifts more fixed cost recovery into a higher monthly customer charge while lowering the energy charge.
Hunter Allen, electric service manager for Athens Utilities, told the council the Toyota memorandum would allow Toyota to proceed with a study of a proposed solar project that includes 13 other electric utilities in the region. "What that allows us to do is ... we're exploring a project with 13 other electric utilities for a solar installation in Limestone County," Allen said. He added the agreement requires no direct financial contribution from Athens Utilities: "So there's no, you know, financial involvement that we are required to put up for this project. It's just allowing us to agree to…
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