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Garland staff brief council on Atmos RRM process after $291.1M Mid‑Tex filing; potential $14.94/month impact cited
Summary
Assistant City Manager Matt Watson briefed the council on the Atmos Energy Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) process and said the 2026 Mid‑Tex filing sought $291.1 million — a significant increase from prior years— with a potential average residential impact of about $14.94 per month if passed under GRIP.
Assistant City Manager Matt Watson explained Garland’s participation in the Atmos City Steering Committee and the negotiated Rate Review Mechanism (RRM), presenting the RRM as the city’s negotiated alternative to the GRIP process that provides broader review and potential negotiated settlement.
Watson said Atmos Mid‑Tex’s 2026 filing requested $291,100,000 in revenue for the division and that, had the GRIP process applied without negotiated adjustments, the proposed effect on an average residential customer would be about $14.94 per month (compared with $9.34 in 2025). He outlined the RRM timetable (filed April 1; settlements and negotiations through August/September with rates implemented October 1) and said staff will return in September with recommendations after the steering committee’s negotiations.
