HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 21-062ORDINANCE NO. 21-062
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS ("CITY")
DENYING THE DISTRIBUTION COST RECOVERY FACTOR
RATE INCREASE REQUEST OF ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. FILED
ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 31, 2021, SETTING JUST AND
REASONABLE RATES FOR ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. FOR
SERVICE WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS, FINDING THAT THE
MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS.
WHEREAS, on or about August 31, 2021, Entergy Texas, Inc. ("Entergy") filed an
Application to Amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor ("DCRF") with the City to
increase electric rates by amending its DCRF rider pursuant to Public Utility Regulatory
Act ("PURA") Section 36.2101 and
WHEREAS, City has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations and
services of an electric utility within its municipal limits pursuant to PURA Section
33.001(a), and
WHEREAS, the jurisdictional deadline for the City to act in this rate matter is
October 30, 2021, and
WHEREAS, Entergy's existing DCRF rider is set to collect approximately $26.3
million per year; and
WHEREAS, Entergy's proposed amended Distribution Cost Recovery Factor
rider would increase customer rates in the Entergy Service Area by approximately $13.9
million per year, for a total of $40.2 million per year; and,
WHEREAS, the City retained the Lawton Law Firm, P.C. to review the
Company's rate request and make necessary rate recommendations to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Lawton Law Firm has recommended that the City deny the
Company's request to amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1. That the statement and findings set out in the preamble to this
ordinance are hereby in all things approved and adopted.
Section 2. The City of Beaumont, Texas hereby denies Entergy's request to
amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor in total.
Section 3. The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things
conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government
Code Chapter 551.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 22nd day of
September, 2021.
- Mayor Robin Mouton -
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