Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Commission tables proposal to change pilot payment to percentage-of-revenue pending legal and financial analysis
Summary
The commission deferred action on a city council request to change the utility's pilot payment from a per-kilowatt-hour charge to a phased percentage of revenue (3% in 2026, 4% in 2027, 5% in 2028), asking staff for a legal opinion on charter authority and modeling of rate impacts before deciding.
The Brainerd Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 30 voted to table a council request to convert the city's pilot payment from a per-kilowatt-hour charge to a percent-of-revenue basis, citing unresolved legal and fiscal questions.
Staff framed the council proposal: the current pilot is calculated on kilowatt-hour sales (0.0045¢/kWh for most customers, 0.0025¢ for industrial loads); the council asked the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
