Georgetown officials outlined a $332 million capital improvement plan for its electric utilities infrastructure at an April 14 City Council workshop, including constructing an Electric Utility Operations Center in the coming years.
About the plan
The operations center building alone accounts for 16% of the utility's five-year CIP, according to city documents. The project includes identifying a site and purchasing land in fiscal year 2026-27, and constructing the facility in FY 2027-28.
The estimated cost for about 15 acres of land is $7.84 million, and it will cost the city approximately $52.5 million to design and construct the facility.
Other projects include:
- $72.4 million for projects driven by customer growth and new development
- $57 million for capacity and upgrades in the electric plant
- $31 million for infrastructure relocation for road widenings
- $30.8 million for replacements
Explained
Georgetown’s electric utility team looks at the five-year CIP at least once a year because of the growth and increased utility customer demand the city is experiencing, Electric Utility General Manager David Bethapudi said April 14.
“The primary driver for the entire CIP plan and processes it the load forecast, which is the system growth that is driven by customer growth,” Bethapudi said.
What residents should know
The utility already implemented a 2% rate increase at the start of FY 2025-26. It anticipates no rate increases for the next three years.
In FY 2029-30, customers can expect to see another 2% electric utility rate increase.
