2025-052 - Denying Oncor’s proposed rate increase.RESOLUTION O. 2025-052
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
FINDING THAT ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY
COMPANY LLC 'S APPLICATION TO CHANGE RATES
WITHIN THE CITY SHOULD BE DENIED; FINDING THAT
THE CITY'S REASONABLE RATE CASE EXPENSES
SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE COMPANY; FINDING
THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS
PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY
LAW* REQUIRING NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE COMPANY AND LEGAL COUNSEL.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas ("City") is an electric utility customer of Oncor
Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor" or "Company"), and a regulatory authority with an
interest in the rates and charges of Oncor; and
WHEREAS, the City is a member of the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oneor
("Steering Committee"), a coalition of similarly situated cities served by Oncor that have joined
together to efficiently and cost effectively review and respond to electric issues affecting rates
charged in. Oncor's service area; and
WHEREAS, on or about June 26, 2025, Oncor filed with the City an application to increase
system -wide transmission and distribution rates by about $834 mill -ion or approximately 13% over
present revenues. The Company asks the City to approve an 12.3 % increase in residential rates
and a 51.0% increase in street lighting rates; and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee is coordinating its review of Oncor's application and
working with the designated attorneys and consultants to resolve issues in the Company's filing;
and
WHEREAS, through review of the application, the Steering Committee's consultants
determined that Oncor's proposed rates are excessive-, and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee's members and attorneys recommend that members
deny the Application; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
C.J. PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the rates proposed by Oncor to be recovered through its electric rates
charged to customers located within the City limits, are hereby found to be unreasonable and shall
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be denied.
Section 2. That the Company shall continue to charge its existing rates to customers
within the City.
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Section 3. That the City's reasonable rate case expenses shall be reimbursed in fall by
Section 4. That iti.s. hereby officially fiound and determined that the meeting at which
this Resolution is passed is open to the public as required by law and the public notice of the time,
place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required.
Section 5. That a copy of this Resolution shall be sent to Oncor Electric Delivery
Company LLC, 1616 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75202 and to Thomas Brocato,
Counsel to the Steering Committee, at Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., 816 Congress
Ave., Suite 1900, Austin, Texas 78701.
PASSED AND APPROVED thisI 3th day of October, 2025.
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