04/08/2025 Resolutions 2025-116 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-116
1 WHEREAS,on June 6,2024,NorthWestern Corporation,doing business as NorthWestern
Energy("NorthWestern"),filed an Application for a Natural Gas Rate Adjustment("Application")
with the Nebraska Public Service Commission ("PSC") seeking an additional $3,561.279.00 in
rate recovery; and
WHEREAS, Neb. Rev. Stat. §66-1838 authorized jurisdictional utilities such as
NorthWestern to negotiate directly with affected municipalities such as the City with respect to a
proposed general rate change provided,among other things,municipalities representing more than
50% of the rate payers within the affected municipalities adopt resolutions evidencing their intent
to negotiate with the jurisdictional utility; and
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2024, the City adopted a resolution to negotiate directly with
NorthWestern as permitted by Neb. Rev. Stat. §66-1838; and
WHEREAS, affected municipalities representing more than 50% of NorthWestern's
ratepayers in Nebraska entered resolutions evidencing their intent to negotiate with NorthWestern;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §66-1838, NorthWestern and affected
municipalities entered into good faith negotiations regarding NorthWestern's Application; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §66-1838(13), if the affected municipalities and
NorthWestern reach an agreement upon new natural gas rates, such agreement must be reduced to
writing and filed with the PSC; and
WHEREAS, NorthWestern and the affected municipalities have reached an agreement
upon new natural gas rates for NorthWestern in Nebraska that provides NorthWestern with an
additional $2,435,819.00 in rate recovery across all impacted municipalities which includes a
continuation of an economic development surcharge; and
WHEREAS, the settlement between NorthWestern and the affected municipalities is in
the public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Grand Island,Nebraska:
1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to, on behalf of the City, execute the required settlement
agreement for new natural gas rates for NorthWestern in accordance with the terms and
conditions generally described above and as agreed upon by NorthWestern and the affected
municipalities; and
2. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to take such appropriate action as
necessary to effectuate the settlement with NorthWestern and work cooperatively with
NorthWestern and the affected municipalities to obtain the necessary approvals from the
I PSC.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island,Nebraska, April 8, 2025.
oge.Steele, Mayor
Attest:
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J.(Granere, City Clerk