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Committee approves PUC's revised contribution policy: 3% of electric retail sales in 2026
Summary
Brainerd's committee voted to approve the PUC's recommendation to change its pilot contribution from cents-per-kilowatt-hour to a 3% contribution based on prior-month retail electric sales starting Jan. 2026; proposed increases to 4% and 5% were deferred pending a 2026 cost-of-service study.
The Brainerd City Personnel and Finance Committee on Dec. 15 approved implementation of a revised contribution methodology recommended by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that transitions the electric utility's pilot contribution from a per-kilowatt-hour basis to a percentage of retail electric revenues.
Paul, representing public utilities, told the committee the prior monthly contributions were…
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