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Oncor officials outline costs and limits of burying distribution lines in Coppell
Summary
Oncor told the Coppell City Council that cities can request overhead electric facilities be placed underground and recover costs via a tariff on local customers, but a single‑intersection example showed a roughly $750,000 price tag with only about $189,000 recoverable under the tariff, leaving the city to fund the remainder.
On Nov. 12, 2024, Oncor representatives briefed the Coppell City Council on the utility process, costs and tradeoffs of moving overhead distribution facilities underground.
Kita Hobbs, representing Oncor, gave council members a company overview and emphasized Oncor’s role as the transmission‑and‑distribution utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT. Daniel Talamantes, a regulatory manager, summarized the underground facilities cost‑recovery tariff (UFCRF) and the required steps a city must take to use the rider.
Talamantes said the tariff stems from a 2006 settlement that allows original‑jurisdiction cities to request overhead facilities be placed underground and to recover the cost via a surcharge billed to electric customers inside…
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