HomeMy WebLinkAbout021393 RES - 05/19/1992A RESOLUTION
CONCERNING THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
PROPOSED NOI/CCN AND QUALIFYING FACILITY RULEMAKING
WHEREAS, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has published for
comment, a proposed rule that would modify Notice of Intent (NOI) and Certificate of
Convenience and Necessity (CCN) proceedings before the PUC and relationships
between qualifying facilities and electric utilities; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has solicited comments on the proposed rule
in matters affecting utility planning and wheeling from interested parties and customers;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has an interest in the proposed rule
because of the effect that it will have on rates and service of residents and businesses
that consume electricity within its city limits, as well as on its own electric rates and
services; and
WHEREAS, portions of the proposed rule published by the Commission do
not promote the securing of low cost reliable service for all customers, but instead by
requiring "retail wheeling" by electric utilities would give a preference to large industrial
customers over other customers of electric utilities in obtaining the benefits to be
provided by third -party power suppliers, objectives which the City of Corpus Christi does
not support; and
WHEREAS, those retail wheeling provisions of the proposed rule which
provide such preference to a large industrial customers (the mandatory buy/sell
arrangement in the CCN/NOI Rule and the Retail Wheeling Provision of Rule 23.66)
could easily lead to residential and commercial customers, small businesses and
municipalities paying a greater cost for electric service and suffering a decrease in service
reliability;
MICROFILMED
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Corpus Christi opposes the retail
wheeling provisions of the proposed rule because any benefits available from third party
power suppliers should be captured by electric utilities for the benefit of all customers,
not just a select few.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
MAYO
CITY OF CORP
APPROVED:
1 DAY OF fla./ , 19 %Z
JAMES R. BRAY JR., CITY ATTORNEY
ORD4: 91152
Corpus Christi, Texas
day of 12'1
The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
066
Off,
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