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New Bremen council advances second reading of electric rate adjustment after 2025 study
Summary
Council heard a rate-study presentation showing a roughly 6% revenue shortfall and advanced a second reading of an ordinance to adjust electric charges through the Power Supply Cost Adjustment, which would raise costs by about $4/month for an average 800 kWh residential customer if implemented.
Council of the Village of New Bremen on Sept. 29 advanced a second reading of an ordinance to modify electric rates after a municipal rate study showed a projected shortfall of about 6%, officials said.
John Courtney presented the study results to council, noting the last rate adjustment was in 2019 and that rising electrical supply and capital costs underlie the shortfall. The council set a second reading for Ordinance 2025-09-16 to implement changes through the village's Power Supply Cost Adjustment.
The minutes state the adjustment would be applied beginning with meter readings on Jan. 15, 2026 (payment due Feb. 10, 2026). Using the stated average residential usage of 800 kilowatt-hours, the recorded estimate was about a $4 per month increase for a typical household.
The ordinance was at second reading; the transcript records the presentation and the scheduling of the ordinance but does not record a final vote on the ordinance during this meeting. Council did adopt other items during the session. If adopted in a future action as described in the presentation, the adjustment would take effect with the January 15 readings.
