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San Antonio City Council passes new SAWS drought rules; includes higher fines, extra charge for heavy users
Read full article: San Antonio City Council passes new SAWS drought rules; includes higher fines, extra charge for heavy usersHigher fines and a new surcharge for heavy water users are among the new proposed drought rules up for a vote before the San Antonio City Council on Thursday.
Higher fines, new heavy user āsurchargeā; SAWS board passes new drought rules
Read full article: Higher fines, new heavy user āsurchargeā; SAWS board passes new drought rulesSan Antonio Water System trustees approved big changes to rules for how customers can water their lawns and how theyāre punished for heavy water use during drought periods.
SAWS considers raising penalties for violating drought restrictions
Read full article: SAWS considers raising penalties for violating drought restrictionsThe San Antonio Water System is considering big changes to its rules for how its customers can water their lawns and how theyāre punished for heavy water use during drought periods.
City Council approves CPS Energy rate hike; increase to take effect in February
Read full article: City Council approves CPS Energy rate hike; increase to take effect in FebruaryThe San Antonio City Council voted 8-3 Thursday morning for the second increase in two years of CPS Energyās gas and electric rates. This latest rate hike is expected to cost the average residential customer an additional $4.45 per month after it takes effect in February 2024.
CPS Energy board approves rate increase; council to vote Thursday
Read full article: CPS Energy board approves rate increase; council to vote ThursdayThe board voted 5-0 to approve the proposed increase of 4.25% to the base rates, raising the average customerās monthly bill by $4.45. The city-owned utility still needs the approval of the San Antonio City Council, which meets on Dec. 7.
CPS Energy proposes 2nd rate hike in 2 years
Read full article: CPS Energy proposes 2nd rate hike in 2 yearsThe city-owned gas and electric utility will request an increase of its gas and electric base rates by 4.25% from both the CPS Energy Board of Trustees and San Antonio City Council on Nov. 8 - a move it says would raise many customersā bills by less than $5.
CPS Energy prepares to ask for another rate hike
Read full article: CPS Energy prepares to ask for another rate hikeThe city-owned gas and electric utility will request an increase of its gas and electric base rates by 4.25% from both the CPS Energy Board of Trustees and San Antonio City Council on Nov. 8 - a move it says would raise many customersā bills by less than $5.
San Antonio could send money back to CPS Energy in windfall years
Read full article: San Antonio could send money back to CPS Energy in windfall yearsA proposal to stave off future CPS Energy rate increases by taking a smaller cut of its revenues has evolved into a smaller-scale plan to send money back to the utility only when its revenues far exceed estimates. City staff say the idea wonāt prevent a rate increase, but it could mean those increases are smaller than they would be otherwise.
Councilwoman: Fend off CPS Energy rate increase by slashing cityās share of utility revenue
Read full article: Councilwoman: Fend off CPS Energy rate increase by slashing cityās share of utility revenueA San Antonio councilwoman thinks cutting the cityās $3.7 billion budget proposal could help cut help the legs out from an expected CPS Energy rate increase.