Board Of Public Utilities Moves Meeting To March 25

Board of Public Utilities News:

The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has rescheduled its March 18 meeting to occur one week later at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave.

While Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) staff will present to the BPU in council chambers, BPU members will participate by phone. This social distancing is to comply with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  

Officials encourage citizens to live-stream the meeting and submit public comment via email.  

Included on the agenda is:

  • A recommended modification to DPU Rule GR-13 as it relates to disconnection and reconnection of services;
  • Approval of services agreement with Sanbros Corporation in the amount of $199,000 for the purpose of on-call electrical contractor services to support the advanced metering infrastructure project; and
  • Approval of the DPU fiscal year 2021/2022 budget. 

The complete agenda will be published 72 hours prior to the March 25 meeting and available at https://ladpu.com/BPU-AgendasMeetings. Citizens can live stream the meeting March 25 by visiting the Live Proceedings page at: https://ladpu.com/BPULiveProceedings

BPU and DPU encourage public comment be provided via email to bpu@lacnm.us. Citizens are advised to write PUBLIC COMMENT in the subject line of the email. In the body include a name, address, whether the comment relates to an agenda item or not and the comment. Comments will be read into the record at the appropriate section of the agenda.

The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) operates the county-owned electric, gas, water & wastewater systems under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities. Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. and of course, the public is welcome. The DPU is funded by rates paid for electric, gas, water and wastewater services and auxiliary fees, and has provided the community with these services for more than 50 years. CustomerCare@lacnm.us | 505.662.8333 | www.ladpu.com/DPU

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