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Bowling Green utilities report $2.7M 2024 power-cost overcollection; board approves reconciliation and a 7% water rate increase

2268318 · February 11, 2025
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Summary

Utilities staff told the board the city over-collected $2.7 million in 2024 power costs and recommended transferring that amount into the 2025 PCA reconciliation; staff also proposed a one-year, 7% water rate increase to take effect April 1, 2025. The board approved both measures by roll call.

Utilities Director Brian told the Bowling Green board that the city’s 2024 power-supply reconciliation showed an overcollection of $2,700,000 and recommended transferring that sum into the power cost adjustment (PCA) reconciliation for 2025.

The reconciliation, presented under the city’s FAS 71 accounting practice and tied to bond-covenant requirements, compares actual 2024 power-supply transactions to the base power costs used in the PCA. Brian said some months were under-collected and some months over-collected, but the net for 2024 was an overcollection of $2,700,000. He told the board, “the 2,700,000.0 will be transferred back to our PCA…

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