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Council reviews electric purchase-power adjustment and reports uptick in emergency utility assistance requests
Summary
Council discussed a plan to address peak power costs using a purchase-power adjustment rather than a broad rate increase, agreed that funds should be dedicated to electric system equipment, and heard that donations and city funds are temporarily supplementing emergency utility assistance while federal programs are limited.
City staff and councilors discussed an electric-department proposal to manage peak power costs through a purchase-power adjustment that would keep most rate structures stable while setting aside funds for system equipment.
A councilor summarized the finance approach as spreading extreme peak energy costs across the year rather than…
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