Staff analysis finds wide gaps between developer projections and rate-based revenue estimates

May 28, 2026

City staff told the council that proposed revenue figures tied to Mid State Electric rate schedules diverged sharply from the numbers originally presented by the developer, leaving projected franchise and power revenues uncertain.

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City staff presented a written report that compared developer-provided power and revenue figures against Mid State Electric rate tables and found large discrepancies. Using the highest published large-load rate, staff estimated annual gross power values far different from the proposer’s numbers and noted that the existing published interruptible load rate only covers up to 9.9 MW, not the 20 MW the proposal referenced.

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