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Council adopts electric rate changes; renames customer-service charge to clarify purpose
Summary
Brigham City approved the final step of a multi-year electric rate plan, set the PPAC charge at zero for the coming year, and voted to relabel the "customer service" fee to clarify it covers electrical base/infrastructure costs.
The Brigham City Council approved electric-rate changes that implement the final year of a rate study and directed staff to relabel the existing "customer service" fee to make its purpose clearer on utility bills.
City finance staff said the rate changes reflect the final year of a multi-year plan designed by the city's rate consultant. Staff also explained the power-purchase-adjustment component (PPAC) of the utility bill has been set to zero for the coming year because the city's rate stabilization fund met the target: "The PPAC was required to be set to 0," the finance director said, adding that the PPAC would return only if wholesale power costs exceeded thresholds that trigger a look-back calculation.
Councilmembers raised questions about tiering and time-of-day pricing for future rate studies; staff said the consultant will return with additional options and the city will coordinate with neighboring municipalities on a future study. The council also voted to change the printed bill label for the monthly fixed charge (previously called "customer service fee") to a clearer phrase indicating it is an electrical base/facility fee; staff said the change is intended to reduce confusion about what the fee covers.
Council approved the rate resolution and the label change by roll-call vote.
