Brigham City officials present utility-rate plan, say power-purchase surcharge will be removed for FY26

Brigham City officials outlined proposed changes to municipal utility rates Wednesday evening, telling the City Council the power‑purchase adjustment charge would be set to zero for fiscal year 2026 under the mayor's budget and that other rate and fee changes are included in the draft budget.

At a 5 p.m. work session held before the regular council meeting, a city staff presenter and city administrators walked council members through the electric rate study carried out in 2022 and the mayor's proposed FY26 rates, comparing Brigham City's proposed residential bill for a 1,000‑kilowatt‑hour month with Rocky Mountain Power's recent rate schedule.

The staff presenter said the PPAC — a pass‑through component designed to track wholesale power costs — has been reduced from as high as 4.5¢/kWh in prior years to 1.25¢/kWh in the current budget and is proposed to be 0¢/kWh in fiscal 2026. The presenter said that move is possible because the electric rate stabilization fund currently meets the council‑approved target (a 120‑day reserve): "The PPAC is off," the presenter said.

City staff emphasized the difference between municipal utilities and investor‑owned utilities, noting municipal revenue is reinvested locally. The city compared a thousand‑kilowatt‑hour residential example and said Brigham City customers would pay…