About New Braunfels Utilities

The NBU Board of Trustees is comprised of four residents of the City of New Braunfels and the current mayor of the City.  The New Braunfels City Council appoints the Board members to five-year staggered terms.

This means you have a voice in how we maintain and operate the electric, water, and
wastewater systems. You can find more about our Board of Trustees.

New Braunfels Utilities invests in community betterment, building electric, water and wastewater infrastructure.

Monthly, NBU bills its customers for City of New Braunfels services including garbage
and recycling collection. Click here for more about our billing relationship with the City.

Each year, NBU provides a City transfer, which supports funding for fire, police, and our area parks.

Monthly, NBU bills its customers for City of New Braunfels services including garbage
and recycling collection.

However, the City of New Braunfels handles all residential and commercial garbage collection. To view the trash collection schedule or find out more about their Waste and Recycling Division, visit their site here.

Click here for a breakdown of some of the services NBU and the City of New Braunfels provide.

The NBU Board of Trustees generally meets the last Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Meeting dates and times are posted online here and at the City of New Braunfels.

Visit this link for all bid opportunities.

View our planning and financial operating plan.

View our service area map above.

New Braunfels Utilities is planning for the future and has an aggressive Capital Improvement plan to build and enhance the necessary infrastructure to meet the needs of our growing community.

New Braunfels Utilities has a diverse power supply portfolio in order to procure energy for its customers that is reliable, low cost, and has reduced price volatility. More specifically, providing Energy Efficiency Resources are an essential part of how NBU strives to educate the community and encourage conservation.

For press releases or specific questions outside of Public Information Act requests, contact our media contacts for more information – their contact information is found here.

If you are looking to request information regarding open records, any individual wishing to inspect or receive a copy of public records retained by NBU must make the request in writing and may choose to do so online by submitting this form or by mail as pertains to the Texas Public Information Act.