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BVRT Utilities' Rate Case Expenses: A Detailed Analysis of Requests and Updates

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The Public Utility Commission of Texas received a series of filings from BVRT Utility Holding Company LLC (BVRT) regarding its rate case expenses, with the most recent update provided on June 12, 2025. The filings detail the breakdown of rate-case expenses by vendor within each discipline, along with supporting invoices and receipts.

Key Takeaways:

  • BVRT Utilities agree to treat these responses as if the answers were filed under oath, consistent with 16 Texas Administrative Code § 22.144(k).
  • The breakdown of rate-case expenses includes total rate-case expenses by vendor within each discipline (legal, engineering, accounting, etc.) with subtotals for each month for which rate-case expense reimbursement is sought.
  • BVRT Utilities have provided updates to their rate-case expenses, including a March update and a May update, with the most recent update provided on June 12, 2025.
  • The rate-case expenses have been paid in full by BVRT Utilities, with the company confirming that all expenses incurred and invoiced as of the date of each update have been paid.
  • BVRT Utilities will continue to update their rate-case expenses throughout the pendency of this rate case.
  • The company has also provided supplemental supporting invoices for rate-case expenses in response to the direct testimony of Fredrick Quijano.
  • BVRT Utilities have attached various attachments, including Excel files and confidential exhibit EDJ-2, to their responses.

Statistics:

  • BVRT Utilities have provided a total of four supplements to their responses to Staff 2-1, with the most recent update provided on June 12, 2025.
  • The company has confirmed that all expenses incurred and invoiced as of the date of each update have been paid.
  • BVRT Utilities have also provided updated billing rates for their rate-case expenses, as of May 31, 2025, with the most recent update.
  • The company has attached various attachments to their responses, including Excel files and confidential exhibit EDJ-2.

Sources:

  • Public Utility Commission of Texas. (2025, June 11). Filings: BVRT Utility Holding Company LLC (56664). Retrieved from [https://app1.puc.texas.gov/Files/PUC](https://app1.puc.texas.gov/Files/PUC)
  • BVRT Utilities. (2025, June 12). Third Supplemental Response to Staff 2-1. Retrieved from [Attachment Staff2-1, Attachment 1](#as.no_lb)(Confidential)_

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