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Board approves pass-through increase for legacy industrial metering service
Summary
The Cold Water Board of Public Utilities approved staff’s recommendation to raise the load-profile and real-time metering service charge for legacy industrial meters from $35 to $125 per meter per month, affecting four industrial customers (eight meters) and to be forwarded to city council with a planned Sept. 1 effective date.
The Cold Water Board of Public Utilities on a voice vote approved a staff recommendation to increase the load-profile and real-time metering (LPRT) service charge for legacy industrial meters that are not on the utility’s advanced metering infrastructure. Staff said the fee will rise from $35 to $125 per meter per month and that the change affects four industrial customers, representing eight meters in total. Staff characterized the change as a vendor pass-through tied to changes in third‑party pricing and said residential rates will not be affected.
Andrew, speaking for staff, said the LPRT service provides near real‑time telemetry for facilities that need harmonics, power quality and reactive‑load monitoring and that the rate had not changed in nearly 25 years. He said the utility will forward a resolution to the city council for adoption and aims to put the change into effect on Sept. 1. Board members asked how the change would be communicated; staff said the new key accounts coordinator, John Houseman, and other staff will meet directly with the affected customers to explain the change and the service’s value.
A board member moved to approve the pass-through pricing; the motion carried by voice vote (all in favor; no roll‑call tally was recorded). The board directed staff to proceed with customer outreach and to forward the resolution to council for consideration.
The board’s action was procedural: the vote authorized staff to proceed with the proposed pass-through rate and the city council will be asked to adopt the resolution that would finalize the change.
