Tag: Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB)
TSTC grad gains valuable work experience with area utility company
Doomed to fail: BPUB in the spotlight over Tenaska deal
It was already a rocky year for the Brownsville Public Utilities Board, swamped as it was with customers complaints over soaring energy bills that were less the fault of the utility and more the result of excessively high natural gas prices related to Winter Storm Uri in 2021.
BPUB girds for cold snap: NWS meteorologist says take it seriously
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board says it’s busy preparing for the arctic weather expected to descend on deep South Texas late Thursday and early Friday.
Review committee gives update: Considers charter changes related to BPUB
Viro Cardenas, chairman of the city of Brownsville’s Charter Review Committee, told members of the city commission on Dec. 6 that the committee wished to avoiding recommending any changes that will create a “ripple effect” causing problems for the city at a later date.
BPUB resaca fees help maintain city’s resacas
If you have noticed an extra charge on your Brownsville Public Utilities Board bill that is because a resaca fee has been added.
Brownsville remains under Stage 2 water restrictions thanks to drought
Although Brownsville has experienced a lot of rain during the last two weeks, it isn’t enough to lift the Brownsville Public Utilities Board drought contingency plan.
Committee eyes BPUB transfers: City attorney says changes could affect bond rating
A forensic audit of Brownsville Public Utility Board’s failed Tenaska power plant project, the results of which were released Oct. 5, is bringing scrutiny to a city bond ordinance that requires a certain amount of BPUB revenue to be transferred to the city to service bond debt.
Committee crunches Tenaska numbers: Finance meeting discusses BPUB transfers to city
An analysis by Brownsville Public Utilities Board Director of Finance Mike Perez, presented at an Oct. 28 BPUB finance committee meeting, provides more details of the impact on residential and commercial ratepayers of rate hikes related to the failed Tenaska Brownsville Generating Station.
Commissioners mull BPUB refunds: Tenaska reimbursement could total $40 million
A work session on refunding $29 million in Tenaska equity funds to Brownsville Public Utilities Board electric ratepayers was the top agenda item during a Brownsville City Commission special meeting on Oct. 25.
BPUB members talk reimbursement: $29 million remains in Tenaska equity fund
Just how to go about returning $29 million in Tenaska equity funds to Brownsville Public Utilities Board ratepayers was a top subject of a BPUB special meeting on Oct. 24.
