PUB reviews energy cost adjustment and TCRF forecasts; no rate changes recommended
December 15, 2025 | Denton City, Denton County, Texas
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Melissa Cuevas of Denton Municipal Electric presented the fourth-quarter review of the energy cost adjustment (ECA) and the transmission cost recovery factor (TCRF) and told the Public Utility Board that staff recommended no changes to current rates.
Cuevas reported the native-load ECA is set at 0.0462 cents (no change recommended) and that the TCRF rates shown in the presentation will remain as presented. Staff projected a native-load ECA account balance of $19,600,000 by September 2026 and a TCRF forecasted account balance of about $1,800,000 by the same date, assuming current rates hold. The presentation noted the TCRF account starts the fiscal year at approximately negative $3,700,000 because large TCRF payments were made early in the fiscal year; staff explained the TCRF is distributed over 12 months as a pass-through rather than managed to a target balance like the ECA.
The presentation was informational; no rate changes were proposed or approved. The board reconvened from a closed session on competitive matters earlier in the meeting and the chair reported no official action was taken in closed session.
What happens next: Staff will continue to monitor ECA and TCRF balances and return with updates as needed; no follow-up board action was scheduled based on this presentation.
Cuevas reported the native-load ECA is set at 0.0462 cents (no change recommended) and that the TCRF rates shown in the presentation will remain as presented. Staff projected a native-load ECA account balance of $19,600,000 by September 2026 and a TCRF forecasted account balance of about $1,800,000 by the same date, assuming current rates hold. The presentation noted the TCRF account starts the fiscal year at approximately negative $3,700,000 because large TCRF payments were made early in the fiscal year; staff explained the TCRF is distributed over 12 months as a pass-through rather than managed to a target balance like the ECA.
The presentation was informational; no rate changes were proposed or approved. The board reconvened from a closed session on competitive matters earlier in the meeting and the chair reported no official action was taken in closed session.
What happens next: Staff will continue to monitor ECA and TCRF balances and return with updates as needed; no follow-up board action was scheduled based on this presentation.
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