Small-business owners often wrestle with financial uncertainty, and some have complained that Austin Energy policies contribute to that challenge. Rebecca Melançon, executive director of the Austin Independent Business Alliance, wrote a letter to City Council and Austin Energy management Monday proposing changes that she believes will improve the situation. Melançon’s primary request is that the […]
Austin Energy 2013 rate case
After Austin City Council members voted to raise Austin Energy rates for the first time in two decades, the increase was challenged by a group of AE ratepayers who live outside city limits. Indeed, out-of-city ratepayers are the only utility customers who have standing to take that action. The case was heard by Texas’ Public Utility Commission. That body ultimately upheld much of the increase.
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PUC staff urges dismissal of latest rate challenge
A document filed Tuesday by staff of the Texas Public Utility Commission hints strongly that the commission will reject an appeal by Homeowners United for Rate Fairness of Austin City Council members’ action to assess legal costs from the Austin Energy rate case to out-of-city ratepayers. In a 12-page filing, commission staff conclude that […]
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Non-Austin ratepayers file another Austin Energy complaint with PUC
The group of out-of-town residents who originally challenged last year’s Austin Energy rate increase has filed another complaint with Public Utility Commission against AE. In a nine-page document signed by Homeowners United for Rate Fairness attorney (and Travis County Republican Party Vice Chair) Roger Borgelt, the organization argues that the utility violated the settlement agreement […]