League City City Council unanimously voted to deny at its Dec. 16 meeting an attempt by the Texas-New Mexico Power Company to increase the city’s utility rates.
Why it matters
TNMP will reimburse League City for the city's legal fees in the rate case, a TNMP official said.
For a resident using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month, the rate increase would have bumped their bill up by $5.50, according to city documents.
The company asserted that the rate increase is driven primarily by its capital investment and increases in its costs since its last rate case, according to city documents.
What’s next?
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will now decide on whether to approve or deny the rate increase, said Sarah Osborne, League City’s director of communications and community engagement.
