Border county schools and local offices could get the electric discount colleges get
What it does
HB 116 would require electric utilities and municipally owned utilities in border counties that contain a city of 500,000 or more people to give public school districts and other local governments that can levy property taxes the same electric service discount that institutions of higher education get. A utility would be exempt if the discount cut its total annual revenue by more than 1 percent. Utilities could not pass the cost of serving those schools and offices on to residential customers, and each utility would file the discount with the state utility commission. The bill takes effect September 1, 2027.
What it means for your community
In a border county with a city of 500,000 or more people, your school district and local government offices could get a lower electric bill. Residential customers would not pick up the cost, because the utility could not pass the cost of serving those schools and offices on to them or to any other customer class. A utility is off the hook if the discount would take more than 1 percent of its total yearly revenue. Charges under contracts entered into before the bill takes effect would keep the old rules.
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