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BPUB Celebrates Public Power Month

By bpub | October 5, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB Celebrates Public Power Month

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) is extending Public Power Week (Oct. 3-9) by hosting a series of activities for the community in October. BPUB highlights public power the first week of the month, along with other citizen-owned electric utilities nationwide, to help customers understand how they benefit from public power. “Public…

BPUB Awards 10 Scholarships to Local Graduating Seniors

By bpub | July 26, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB Awards 10 Scholarships to Local Graduating Seniors

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) recently awarded 10 scholarships, each worth $1,000, through its Project SHARE Program to local graduating high school students attending an accredited university this fall. “I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the generous $1,000 BPUB Project SHARE Scholarship that I have been awarded,” Project…

BPUB: Rainfall and Flooding Impact on Electric, Water, and Sewer Systems

By bpub | July 10, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB: Rainfall and Flooding Impact on Electric, Water, and Sewer Systems

Brownsville, TX – Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) reports that the recent thunderstorms and flooding did not significantly impact electric and water systems.  The weather resulted in sporadic short electrical outages and flickering lights.  BPUB’s water system was not affected, and potable water is safe to use. In some areas, the BPUB sanitary sewer system…

BPUB asks Customers to Conserve Energy

By bpub | June 14, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB asks Customers to Conserve Energy

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces that electrical conservation is being requested from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) starting today through Friday, June 18 to avoid rotating outages due to high demand throughout the state of Texas from sustained heat resulting in potential record-setting demand.   ERCOT advised BPUB…

BPUB Reopens Drive-Thru Lanes

By bpub | April 27, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB Reopens Drive-Thru Lanes

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) will reopen the drive-thru lanes at the BPUB Administration Building starting Wednesday, April 28. The drive-thru lanes will be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Payment options Online – Go to BPUB’s website, www.brownsville-pub.com/, for easy online access. Phone – Dial 956-983-6121 and follow…

BPUB: ERCOT Cancels Request for Electrical Conservation

By bpub | April 14, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB: ERCOT Cancels Request for Electrical Conservation

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has called off the request that customers throughout Texas conserve electricity because there is once again ample generation on hand to meet the expected demand. ERCOT had issued an appeal for electrical conservation earlier Tuesday because a…

BPUB: ERCOT Requests Electrical Conservation

By bpub | April 14, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB: ERCOT Requests Electrical Conservation

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has requested that customers throughout Texas conserve electricity due to high generation outages and higher than expected demand. ERCOT says the state is currently in Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 1 status, which occurs when reserves dip to…

BPUB Resumes Normal Billing Practices

By bpub | April 13, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB Resumes Normal Billing Practices

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) returned to normal billing practices on April 13. This means that the Feb. 15, 2021, suspension of service disconnections to electric, water and wastewater residential and commercial customers is no longer in effect. This change mirrors a similar decision by the Public Utilities Commission of Texas…

BPUB Not Increasing Rates, Helps Customers Understand Electric Bills

By bpub | March 11, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB Not Increasing Rates, Helps Customers Understand Electric Bills

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) wants to remind customers that there is no increase in the BPUB electric rates and charges in the March bills. As temperatures dipped, this made your heating equipment run longer and at maximum capacity – thereby using more electricity. Just a few days of extreme temperatures…

BPUB Keeps March Bills at Current Rates and Charges

By bpub | March 8, 2021 | Comments Off on BPUB Keeps March Bills at Current Rates and Charges

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board wants its customers to know that there are no changes to rates or other charges in the current March bills that are going out. BPUB continues to look into the high costs of natural gas and purchased power costs during the storm event to determine what, if…