Sweetwater suspends effective date of Encore Electric Delivery Company rate change and joins steering committee effort

The Sweetwater City Council voted to suspend the planned July 31, 2025 effective date of a rate change requested by Encore Electric Delivery Company to allow the city time to study the filing and to participate with other cities in negotiating rates.

Council approved a resolution that (1) suspends the proposed effective date, (2) directs city staff to cooperate with the steering committee of cities served by Encore to hire legal and consulting services, and (3) authorizes negotiation with the company and direction of any necessary litigation or appeals. The resolution also includes the usual finding that the meeting at which the resolution was passed was open to the public and requires that notice of the resolution be provided to Encore and the steering committee's counsel.

The motion to adopt the resolution passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was read aloud. Staff said the suspension gives the city time to study Encore's request and to work with the coalition of cities on rate-setting strategy.

No additional details about the proposed rate change were read into the record during the meeting; the resolution directs staff to pursue investigation and cooperative legal/consulting support.