Fort Morgan council advances proposed 9.5% electric-rate increase to Sept. 1 hearing
The proposed increase has not been adopted, and the city has not published a customer rate schedule in the records reviewed.
Fort Morgan City Council unanimously advanced a proposed 9.5% electric-rate increase Tuesday by directing staff to prepare an ordinance and scheduling a public hearing for Sept. 1. The council has not adopted the increase.
The Aug. 18 meeting record indicates the proposal is scheduled for a second reading and public hearing Sept. 1. The hearing had not occurred as of Aug. 19.
The proposal follows a May presentation by JK Energy Consultants. The city’s May 19 meeting minutes say the consultant recommended a 9.5% increase effective Oct. 1, 2026, to provide adequate revenue. The minutes also say the Light & Power department had no capital-improvement projects planned for the next two years while it rebuilt funds.
The records reviewed do not specify customer charges, including monthly, energy or demand charges, or rate changes by customer class. Customers should not assume their bills would rise by exactly 9.5% until the city publishes a proposed rate schedule and the council considers the ordinance.
The city’s general public-comment procedures generally limit speakers to three minutes, require sign-in and require speakers to address the council from the podium. Hearing-specific details, including the meeting time, submission deadlines and any remote-participation option, were not available in the records reviewed. Residents should check the City Council Agenda Center for the Sept. 1 agenda and final instructions.