by William Crum
The Board of Public Utilities tonight approved a resolution to adopt a procedure for a rate hearing.
Also, Doug Quach, BPU manager of electric production, gave a presentation on Western Fuels.
Bill Johnson, BPU manager of electric operations and technology, gave an electric operations update.
He said the worst storm was on June 26, 2016. It cost the BPU $462,603.77 just for this storm itself.
He was asked who absorbed this cost – is it the consumer? He said that BPU absorbs this cost and by no means does this affect the rates. This is part of doing business, Johnson said.
BPU General Manager Don Gray talked about Mayor Mark Holland, who took a tour of the Nearman plant with his family. Mayor Holland was highly impressed, he said.