HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEU_09.15.2022Minutes of the Meeting for the
Georgetown Electric Utility Board
September 15, 2022 at 4:30 PM
at the Williamson Room at Georgetown Municipal Complex,
300-1 Industrial Ave. Georgetown, TX 78626
Board Members Present:
Robert Case - Chairman, Rick Woodruff- Vice-Chairman, Sam Jones- Secretary, Ben Butler,
Mike Triggs
Board Members Absent: None
Staff Present:
David Morgan, Daniel Bethapudi, Laurie Brewer, Mike Westbrook, Elaine Wilson, Jose
Espinoza Torres, Nathan Parras, Jennifer Flor Cindy Pospisil, Mark Palmer, Daniel Potter,
Kress Carson and Noah Fry
Public Attendees: None
Regular Session
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any
purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. Call to Order
- Meeting called to order at 4:30 pm by Case
- Roll Call of Board Members – Jones absent during Roll Call. Jones arrived at
around 5:00 PM.
B. Introduction of Visitors
- None present
C. Public Wishing to Address the Board
- None
D. Review and Approval of Minutes from 8/18/2022 Meeting
MOTION by Butler to approve 8/18/22 Minutes, second by Triggs.
Approved 4-0 (Jones absent during Vote)
Regular Session (cont.)
E. General Managers Monthly Report- Daniel Bethapudi- General Manager of Electric
Utility
- Cindy Pospisil presented the monthly Customer Service and Billing updates
regarding Electric Services. Pospisil reviewed Customer Statistics, Billing
Statistics, Electric Revenue, Aged Receivables, and newest Collection Agency
Report.
- Mike Westbrook presented the Electrics Operations Report. Westbrook
reviewed latest Operations Performance Metrics and the Top Five Outages &
Events.
- Daniel Potter presented the Electric Safety and Training Report. Potter
reviewed the current status of the Annual TEC Employee Development
program as well as the number of documented safety inspections and good
catches.
- Nathan Parras, on behalf of Leigh Wallace, presented the Quarterly Financial
Report for the Electric Fund.
F. Large Distributed Electric Generation Resources/Net Meter Policy/Rate Options
- Daniel Bethapudi and Scott Burnham from NewGen Strategies and Solutions
present potential rate options for recovering Fixed Costs for Large PV
customers. The Rate Options presented were: 1. Installed PV Capacity Charge.
2. Demand Charge. Bethapudi requested each Board Member to advise their
preferred choice of rate recovery option:
o Mr. Case’s responded that he is in favor of a Demand Charge option.
o Mr. Woodruff had concerns with a Demand Charge option if the Demand
Charge is applied at any time over the course of a day (as opposed to On-
Peak hours). Mr. Woodruff proposed the implementation of the Installed
Capacity Charge with the notion that COG would adjust the Unit Rate based
on the size of the PV system the customer installed.
o Mr. Jones advised that he believes there is no simple solution but
agrees that of the two options presented, one of them will be beneficial
to the COG.
o Mr. Triggs responded that he believes a Demand Charge option will
be most beneficial to the City. However, he advised that the example
that was shared was utilizing other Utilities’ rates.
o Mr. Butler is in favor of an Installed Capacity Charge with the caveat that the
Utility revisit all rates and that he believes that we should ultimately move in
the direction of a Demand Charge.
Board moves into Executive Session at 6:42 PM
Executive Session
In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas
Codes, Annotated, the items listed below will be discussed in closed session and are subject to
action in the regular session.
A. Section 551.086: Competitive Matters
o Purchased Power Update
o Cyber Security Updates
Board moves back into Regular Session at 7:03 PM.
Adjournment
MOTION by Jones, seconded by Butler to adjourn the Board Meeting APPROVED
UNANIMOUS
Electric Board Meeting Adjourned at 7:04 PM.