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You can reach the
Electric Department by calling the
City Electric Plant at: (936) 327-4518
or by going by 600 Marsh Drive
in Livingston
Additional Information:
To report Electricity
Outages Call:
8:00am.- 5:00pm.
(24 Hour Line) 327-4311
After 5:00pm. 327-3117
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Dewayne Oates
Superintendent |
Electric Department
From the left: Eric Barlow, Shawn Orn, G. W. Farrar,
Thomas Logan, Billy McPike and James Smith
 Highlights:
- The department continued its annual
mowing of rights-of-way.
- Members of the department participated
in College and Career Night at Livingston High School to inform high
school students of career opportunities in public power.
-
 Wayne
Farmer, Electric Superintendent, was recognized for 41 years service to the
City and announced his plan to retire in January 2007.
- The department staff earned a safety
award for working without an on-the-job injury in 2006.
- Following an increase in costs paid by
the City for the purchase of wholesale electric power, the City increased
electric rates by a half-cent in June 2006, the first rate increase since
1998. City electric rates remain consistently lower than electric rates
charged by other providers across Southeast Texas.
A PUBLIC POWER SYSTEM
Legislation was passed in May, 1999 to deregulate the
electric utility industry in January, 2002 to allow customers a choice of
electrical providers and, hopefully, to provide lower electric rates.
Your Livingston Municipal Electric System has been operating a
municipally-owned electric system for the past 76 years and you, as
residents of the city, are the owners of the electrical system. While
there are many advantages to public power, the greatest asset to the city's
ownership of the electrical distribution system is that all the profits from
the system remain within the community to benefit the local citizens by
providing other facilities and services such as parks, library, fire and
police protection and streets and drainage. Additionally, the city's
ownership of the electric distribution system allows the city to operate
without an ad valorem property tax. The hallmarks of public power
- local ownership, local control, community development, and reliable
electric service - are a benefit to the citizens of Livingston and have
allowed our city to grow and prosper.
ELECTRIC SYSTEM:
The City of Livingston owns and operates the electric system
which was established in 1922 and consists of two substations interconnected
to two separate lines of Entergy and approximately 150 miles of 13 kV
distribution lines. The City currently provides electric service to
3,400 customers within the city limits.
SYSTEM STATISTICS
Electric Sales for Last Ten (10) Years
Year
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 |
Number of
Customers
3,097
3,174
3,181
3,176
3,170
3,232
3,221
3,238
3,278
3,281 |
KWH Sold
Residential
27,731,564
29,997,586
27,857,061
29,645,524
29,378,803
28,769,229
29,146,576
29,229,573
30,113,643
29,935,701 |
Commercial
46,934,409
50,716,635
45,976,625
43,117,915
43,067,743
47,893,524
48,340,734
50,271,654
51,965,355
53,842,837 |
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Total
74,665,973
80,714,221
74,833,686
72,763,439
72,446,546
76,662,753
77,487,310
79,501,227
82,078,998
82,778,538 |
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You can reach the Electric Department by calling the
City Electric Plant at: (936) 327-4518
or by going by 600 Marsh Drive
in Livingston
Additional Information:
To report Electricity
Outages Call:
8:00am.- 5:00pm.
(24 Hour Line) 327-4311
After 5:00pm. 327-3117
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