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Guam PUC approves initial rate‑stabilization funding after debate over credit‑card fees
Summary
The Guam Public Utilities Commission approved an initial replenishment for the Guam Water Authority’s rate stabilization fund starting FY2026, after hearing competing recommendations over whether credit‑card transaction fees should be charged to card users or absorbed by all ratepayers. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the RSF funding level and left credit‑card charges within GWA’s revenue requirements.
The Guam Public Utilities Commission on a special session approved an initial replenishment of the Guam Water Authority’s (GWA) Rate Stabilization Fund (RSF) beginning in fiscal year 2026 and left credit‑card transaction fees as part of GWA’s overall revenue requirements rather than imposing a separate convenience fee for card users.
Commissioners voted to adopt a motion setting an initial RSF replenishment amount (the motion was moved by Doris and seconded by Rovina), and the chair announced, “Motion carries unanimously.” The order read into the record specified an annual RSF replenishment of $1,250,000 beginning FY2026; final five‑year rate figures will be determined and incorporated into the written order after staff completes the numeric calculations and any errata are applied to the signed stipulation.
The decision came after competing presentations from Georgetown Consulting Group (GCG) and GWA staff over two unresolved items in a broader joint stipulation: (1) whether customers who pay by credit card should be…
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