“By the time BPUB made the decision to begin the process of exiting the agreement in December 2017 nearly $30M had been spent on the overall Project and Tenaska had not found a single additional subscriber for the Project,” the review stated. The report called this “an intentional fabrication.” The forensic review alleged the Tenaska Project was presented to city commissioners “as if it was an emergency,” arguing the plant was necessary to prevent a capacity shortage that would hurt the local economy.
5, detailing how the utility board in 2011 raised customers’ electric rates to fund a $118 million plan to develop and operate an electric-generating facility, through a deal presented as being a partnership between BPUB and Tenaska, a Nebraska-based energy company.Ĭonsumers saw their electric rates increased by 41.5% over four years to fund the deal. The meeting was streamed by Valle圜entral live on Monday.īrownsville city commissioners released the candid review Oct. The audience at the meeting erupted in cheers and applause in response to a resident’s public comments, calling upon the board to take action against Brownsville Public Utilities Board general manager and CEO John Bruciak and other officials. BROWNSVILLE, Texas ( Valle圜entral) - The Brownsville Public Utilities Board met publicly Monday for the first time since the release of a forensic review of BPUB’s failed attempt to build multimillion dollar power plant.
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