{"id":29795,"date":"2025-06-24T09:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/?p=29795"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:25:25","slug":"city-council-approves-nbu-rate-adjustments-for-fy26-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/es\/city-council-approves-nbu-rate-adjustments-for-fy26-27\/","title":{"rendered":"New Braunfels City Council Approves NBU Rate Adjustments for FY26\u201327"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><br>Contact: Reagan Pe\u00f1a<br>Director of Enterprise Communications<br>830.312.7979 |&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rpena@nbutexas.com\">communications@nbutexas.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (June 24, 2025) \u2013 On June 23, 2025, New Braunfels City Council voted for and approved New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) rate adjustments for electric, water and wastewater services. Rate changes will take effect Aug. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The approved vote marked the third and final step in the rate change approval process. The first step was completed May 29, 2025, by the NBU Board of Trustees. The first reading by City Council took place Monday, June 16, followed by the second and final reading on June 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur job is to make sure that when our customers need us &#8211; whether it\u2019s a hot summer day or the middle of the night &#8211; their power, water and wastewater services work. We\u2019re grateful to the members of City Council and the NBU Board of Trustees for their thoughtful review and to our Community Advisory Panel for shaping our priorities of reliability and affordability. These adjustments are not about today\u2019s costs alone; they\u2019re about making smart, community-driven investments that protect both our systems and the people who rely on them for decades to come,\u201d said Ryan Kelso, CEO, New Braunfels Utilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Impact on our customers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rate adjustments will increase the average residential monthly bill by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Approximately <strong>$16\/month<\/strong>&nbsp;for a customer who receives all three services\u2014electric, water and wastewater.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approximately <strong>$26\/month<\/strong>&nbsp;for customers with all three services who also choose to irrigate their lawns or landscapes, leading to higher, discretionary water consumption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers can use the online rate calculator at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/bill-calculator\/\">https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/bill-calculator\/<\/a>&nbsp;to estimate the impact based on their actual usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why rate adjustments are necessary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following best practices, NBU regularly reviews and adjusts rates. The rate adjustments reflect the findings of an independent study by Raftelis, a national utility consulting firm. The study determined that adjustments are necessary for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Infrastructure Upgrades<\/strong>: $534.5 million is budgeted for 121 projects between Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027 to maintain and improve reliability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulatory Compliance<\/strong>: Meeting increasing regulatory mandates for electric, water and wastewater which is not funded by the state or federal government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inflation<\/strong>: Rising costs for materials and labor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Future Preparedness<\/strong>: Strategic investments to address future growth and extreme weather events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community voice as part of the process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBU\u2019s citizen-led Community Advisory Panel (CAP) helped identify priorities that represented the community. Their feedback influenced how NBU rates are structured and ensured they are focused on the following key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Affordability &amp; Fairness<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Rates reflect the true costs of our utility services, unlike private utilities, which add in profit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electric, Water and Wastewater System Reliability<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Investments maintain and upgrade systems that bring dependable electricity and water to our customers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resiliency<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Preparing systems for growth and emergencies to continue providing dependable services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about NBU rates, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/your-rates-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/your-rates-at-work\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>About New Braunfels Utilities:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) is a nonprofit, community-owned provider of electric, water and wastewater services. NBU strives to be a trusted community partner with a mission of providing resilient essential services to over 60,000 customers. Utility revenues are continually invested back into the very systems that provide electricity and water to our customers\u2019 homes and businesses. Additionally, New Braunfels Utilities makes an annual transfer to the City of New Braunfels, which in turn helps to pay for services such as fire, police and city parks. NBU is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of the mayor and four appointed residents. Visit nbutexas.com to learn more about our services and follow NBU on Facebook at facebook.com\/newbraunfelsutilities, on X at @nbutexas or on Instagram at @nbutexas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Reagan Pe\u00f1a Director of Enterprise Communications 830.312.7979 |&nbsp;communications@nbutexas.com NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (June 24, 2025) \u2013 On\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"news-category":[7],"class_list":["post-29795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Braunfels City Council Approves NBU Rate Adjustments for FY26\u201327 - 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