From
Gina Alley
Title
Suspension Resolution for Oncor Rate Filing
Presenter
Gina Alley, Senior Assistant to City Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Oncor Electric Delivery Company ("Oncor" or "the Company") filed an application on or about March 17, 2017 with cities retaining original jurisdiction seeking to increase system-wide transmission and distribution rates by $317 million or approximately 7.5% over present revenues. The Company asks the City to approve an 11.8% increase in residential rates and a 0.5% increase in street lighting rates.
The resolution suspends the April 21, 2017 effective date of the Company's rate increase for the maximum period permitted by law to allow the City, working in conjunction with the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, to evaluate the filing, determine whether the filing complies with law, and if lawful, to determine what further strategy, including settlement, to pursue.
The law provides that a rate request made by an electric utility cannot become effective until at least 35 days following the filing of the application to change rates. The law permits the City to suspend the rate change for 90 days after the date the rate change would otherwise be effective. If the City fails to take some action regarding the filing before the effective date, Oncor's rate request is deemed administratively approved.
Financial Consideration
If resolution is denied, a residential customer using 1000 kWh per month would see a bill increase of about $6.68 per month.
Body
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, SUSPENDING THE APRIL 21, 2017, EFFECTIVE DATE OF ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY’S REQUESTED RATE CHANGE TO PERMIT THE CITY TIME TO STUDY THE REQUEST AND TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE RATES; APPROVING COOPERATION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY ONCOR TO HIRE LEGAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AND TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE COMPANY AND DIRECT ANY NECESSARY LITIGATION AND APPEALS; FINDI...
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