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Proposed 2021 Budget and Rates

Moorhead Public Service (MPS) is locally governed by a five-member board of MPS customers known as the Moorhead Public Service Commission (Commission). Each fall, the Commission has the responsibility of establishing the utility’s rates and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Preliminary estimates indicate that rate increases for MPS customers in 2021 may be between 0 and 3 percent for electric rates and between 5 and 8 percent for water rates.

The Moorhead Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing to consider changes in electric and water rates in Moorhead. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at 5:30 PM, in the Council Chambers, Moorhead City Hall, First Floor, 500 Center Avenue, Moorhead, Minnesota. If  restrictions for public meetings are still in effect due to the COVID-19 emergency, instructions on how to participate in the rate hearing will be provided at a later date. **(see below)**

For thirty (30) days subsequent to the closing of the rate hearing and prior to the adoption of a rate change, written testimony shall be received and considered by the Commission. To be considered by the Commission, written comments should be postmarked no later than Friday, November 20, 2020, and mailed to: Moorhead Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 779, Moorhead, MN 56561-0779.

A formal decision regarding MPS’ 2021 rates will be determined at the Commission’s meeting on or about December 15, 2020.

Click on the following for information regarding Moorhead Public Service’s (MPS’) proposed 2021 budget and rates:

• Reports to the Moorhead Public Service Commission by MPS staff
  • 10/20/2020 Accept Report No. 2 on the Proposed 2021 Budget
  • 10/06/2020 Accept Report No. 1 on the Proposed 2021 Budget
  • 08/04/2020 Review Preliminary 2021 Strategic Planning and Budget Timetable, Appoint Budget Committee, and Set Date for Water and Electric Rate Hearings
  • Regional Residential Electric and Water Rate Comparisons

**Moorhead Public Service’s Electric and Water Rate Hearings will be held on Tuesday,
October 20, 2020, at 5:30 p.m; however, the hearings will not be open to in-person attendance due to the COVID-19 emergency. Listed below are alternate ways to submit your comments prior to the rate hearings:

• E-mail your comments to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it prior to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. We will acknowledge receipt of customer comments via an e-mail and submit e-mails to the Moorhead Public Service Commission for review and consideration.
• Call the comment line at 218-299-5001 to offer questions/comments and/or request to be bridged onto the audio conference. Customers will be given 3 minutes to speak.**

• Mail written comments to: Moorhead Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 779, Moorhead, MN  56561-0779 prior to 3:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Letters will be submitted to the Moorhead Public Service Commission for review and consideration.

• Street Closure begins Monday, October 26th, for a Watermain Break on 11th Street North between 10th Avenue and 8 ½ Avenue North in Moorhead
• Moorhead Public Service Will Make Electric Utility in Moorhead 100% Carbon-Free in 2021
• Annual Fire Hydrant Inspection Program to Begin
• MRES Anchor Sponsor of EPRI and GTI Initiative to Acccelerate Low-Carbon Energy Technologies
• Street Closure begins Monday, August 10th, for the 18th Street Watermain Replacement Project at the intersection of 18th Avenue and 18th Street South in Moorhead