Andy Sellers (UTC) previewed the 2026 EV policy statement sections covering rate recovery mechanisms (including an adoption threshold), rate design to support managed charging, reliability and interoperability metrics, and expectations for more frequent transportation electrification planning.

Committee reviewed a proposed expansion of residential usage tiers to target very high users and discussed using a drought surcharge (via town code) as a faster tool than a full rate study if the Bureau of Reclamation's cuts require emergency funding.

The committee recommended that the proposed rate‑design study contract — described by staff as distinct from a larger rate study and estimated near $120,000 — be forwarded to the full Maumee City Council so work can begin before another rate change. Members cited Stantec's local knowledge and the need to model alternative rate structures.

Electricity Rates Rise, Sparking Debate Over Data Center Impact Artificial intelligence-driven expansion of data centers has fueled debate surrounding rising electricity costs across the United States. A new analysis released May 18, 2026, by Energy + Environmental Economics (E3), supported by research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), provides a more detailed examination. The findings

Witnesses for large customers and intervenors urged the Public Service Commission to change Enbridge Gas Utah's allocation and rate-design methods, recommending a winter-throughput or excess design-day allocator and other TSL (transport) rate changes; commissioners pressed witnesses on magnitude and gradualism.