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Bountiful Power Department seeks rate adjustment, plans feeder upgrades and substation rebuild; council awards $3.2M substation contract
Summary
The council heard presentations from power staff about a proposed 3% rate increase and a capital program that includes feeder upgrades and a rebuild of the Northwest Substation. The council awarded Cache Valley Electric a $3,199,644 contract for the Northwest Substation and approved purchase of a flow meter for Pineview Hydro.
The Bountiful City Council received the power department's FY2026 budget presentation and approved major capital procurements tied to an ongoing infrastructure upgrade program.
Power staff reported a proposed FY2026 power budget of about $43.9 million that includes a 3% overall rate increase and a 10% fee increase, effective July 1, 2025. Staff said the department's priorities include upgrading distribution feeders (5-71, 5-73, 5-76), beginning control-system replacements at both hydroelectric plants, and rebuilding the Northwest Substation.
Alan Johnson, the city's power department director, described the Northwest Substation rebuild and the…
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