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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-51R <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS <br />TEXAS, ("CITY") SUSPENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE PROPOSED BY <br />CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. D/B/A CENTERPOINT <br />ENERGY ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS, SOUTH TEXAS <br />DIVISION, TO INCREASE RATES UNDER THE GAS RELIABILITY <br />INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, FOR 45 DAYS, IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE <br />CITY'S REVIEW OF DATA AND CALCULATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE <br />BASIS FOR THE RATE INCREASE APPLICATION; AUTHORIZING THE <br />CITY'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN A COALITION OF CITIES KNOWN <br />AS THE "ALLIANCE OF CENTERPOINT MUNICIPALITIES" ("ACM"); AND <br />DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, on or about February 17, 2026, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. d/b/a/ <br />CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas, South Texas Division <br />("CenterPoint") filed an application for an interim rate adjustment/Gas Reliability Infrastructure <br />Program ("GRIP"), which if approved, results in an increase in the monthly customer charges as <br />follows: <br />Proposed <br />Current <br />2026 Interim <br />Rate <br />Customer <br />Rate <br />Adjusted <br />Schedule <br />Charge <br />Adjustment <br />Charge <br />Increase Per Bill <br />R-2099-I-GRIP 2026; <br />$27.86 <br />$2.47 <br />$30.33 <br />$2.47 <br />R-2099-U-GRIP 2026 <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Residential <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />GSS-2099-I-GRIP 2026; <br />GSS-2099-U-GRIP 2026 <br />$53.12 <br />$4.18 <br />$57.30 <br />$4.18 <br />General Service <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Small <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />GSLV-630-I-GRIP 2026; <br />GSLV-630-U-GRIP 2026 <br />$290.89 <br />$55.21 <br />$346.10 <br />$55.21 <br />General Service <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Large Volume <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City has a responsibility to exercise due diligence with regard to rate <br />increases of monopoly utilities who operate within its boundaries; and <br />WHEREAS, the application to increase rates by CenterPoint is complex; and <br />1 of 3 <br />