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Ian Harris, Cottonwood Heights alternate board member and low-income committee participant, said committee members will meet with a HEAT representative in the next week to discuss how the federally funded HEAT program could integrate with Utah Renewable Communities and to learn whether past or pending changes to HEAT funding could affect the planned integration. Harris thanked committee members Monica O’Malley, Christopher (staff), and Emily Quinton for helping him transition into the role and said outreach contact information is being finalized so the committee can notify community organizations of timelines and resources.

No formal action was taken. The committee said it will proceed with outreach once the web page and contact list are finalized and will report back to the board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Millcreek City Community Renewable Energy Agency Board - May 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The agency’s low-income committee reported continuing work on a resources web page, outreach to community organizations, and a planned meeting with the federally funded HEAT program at the Utah Department of Workforce Services to discuss integration with Utah Renewable Communities.","taxTitle","Millcreek City Community Renewable Energy Agency Board, Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",67159,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6052954,"CREA board unanimously grants Midvale voting status upon receipt of final payment",521,1386000,1907000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377423-aa067051b9bc3175e716cc087b32058f&start=1386&end=1907","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377423-aa067051b9bc3175e716cc087b32058f/thumbnail_1386000.jpg","/articles/6052954/Utah/CREA-board-unanimously-grants-Midvale-voting-status-upon-receipt-of-final-payment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052954-6f0005611964a461fcb1b7567622d884/orig.mp4?Expires=1770933815&Signature=lOhV6gnHmZ91nW1uU5KAMa7uKzmZDF~KPJSJDP3-TKwMnEq34OFBlVeth25pTfgNfrTLGb~DVBuBiNb4W-Ev3ppoi8-OYrB6yFX5wCuBNEY2oy5ejzpoNtRqBW9On6QtvGrFKFC1oyx2QN4jt-XRd4UZgJTdTpRfFa597RfNqY5pkWk~bc2tG9AWgKkMPan1c7yb5RMTBvDrW-scNkf3y2--7V7K2sJAAwKozJoRp~HCm51gTXvD7zGxYxk-3j-pq~3f3BvV8sYJghz-z-vuCc08IpKw8UyXd2X7XfcSB4P5eCtN9wE3rmRON6dHXcLdAOYJ--fEQE4P0LGrflU28Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Millcreek City Community Renewable Energy Agency board voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 25-6, which recognizes Midvale City as a voting member once the agency receives Midvale's second payment.

Mayor Jeff Silverstein moved to adopt Resolution 25-6; Councilor Drew Quinn seconded. The chair called for a voice vote and the motion passed unanimously.

Emily Quinton told the board that Midvale’s payment will increase the agency’s budget to about $721,000 (up from an original $700,000 in earlier materials) and that updated participation percentages reflecting Midvale as a voting member are included in the board packet. The resolution was characterized in the packet as a recognition of Midvale taking an action “above and beyond” the originally contemplated pathway to joining the agency: the city council approved making its second and final payment and conditioned its voting status on receipt.

Board members praised Midvale’s early participation; Mayor Silverstein and other members said the city’s earlier vote to join and its unanimous council approval to make the second payment showed commitment. The adoption of Resolution 25-6 completes the administrative step to update participation percentages and formally add Midvale as a voting member upon receipt of payment.","The agency adopted Resolution 25-6 to recognize Midvale City as a voting member once Millcreek receives Midvale's second payment; the board updated participation percentages in materials and the motion passed unanimously.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6052959,"CREA board debates Pacificorp $1.8 million startup cost request as PSC filings move to May 15",302,994000,1296000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377423-aa067051b9bc3175e716cc087b32058f&start=994&end=1296","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377423-aa067051b9bc3175e716cc087b32058f/thumbnail_994000.jpg","/articles/6052959/Utah/CREA-board-debates-Pacificorp-18-million-startup-cost-request-as-PSC-filings-move-to-May-15","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052959-9f837ea0260cacc0923555a8cd94fadd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770933815&Signature=WNL8tTn7t5~WmhTTrKafslKzyl56aqpl2G4dcwX38zf15hSWf2FoXMwagfVvFxlkrnNlhmjSdVHngW5fyrJrR~BNgvzZf~tHpWTb~wK~dRdtGx9Pr6kvGriVN2JTj0QUQgT96shhEw4hA~vWVDVs1Yrg6tIAGh1Ud7vV5wu-Z7Suzbor7jFBWszjkdof7HFJZYUvZdJ4cbHiY9lDdHgaMwZoKWRdKv2Ldcb~kA7OccXAhHgeWfFUMK96ozxVv16h-5qmm9Ts0llnMFyvmyfSwDdiLAIFUddZ0CTXO-hG3RyyYFrz7NcWx7IRBb1TFEr2YqDrV5XrPLezCb4o2VLuqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Millcreek City Community Renewable Energy Agency board discussed whether Pacificorp should be guaranteed repayment of roughly $1.8 million in program startup costs rather than recover those costs through the program rate.

Emily Quinton, program design committee member and Summit County alternate board member, told the board that Pacificorp “estimates at about $1,800,000” in startup costs and has asked communities to front those costs instead of waiting for reimbursement through the program rate. Quinton described the board’s alternative: a voluntary “startup cost agreement” that would require communities to fill any gap only after a set period if program rates had not recovered the costs.

The disagreement centers on what the enabling legislation and adopted rules consider program costs. Quinton said the agency’s reading is that the act and rules treat these as program costs recoverable through the program rate; Pacificorp’s filing will explain its position and the Public Service Commission will decide between the arguments.

Board members stressed they were surprised at the size and composition of the estimate. Councilman Dan Dugan, chair, said the $1.8 million figure “kind of, hit us all like a baseball bat,” and questioned the largest line items, including what was described in materials as upgrades to Rocky Mountain Power’s billing system and an estimated $580,000 for IT support and a utility FTE to manage the program.

Quinton said the program design committee has inventoried startup costs (billing-system upgrades, phone support, noticing, a full-time utility position) and will reflect differing views in testimony filed in the PSC dockets. The board also heard that Pacificorp/Rocky Mountain Power’s next tranche of filings in the program application docket had been rescheduled to May 15.

Quinton separately noted the Public Service Commission recently issued a final decision in Rocky Mountain Power’s general rate case, causing an average monthly residential increase of $4.31 (about 4.7%); she said the decision and the utility’s shifting capital posture related to wildfire liabilities were additional context for the board’s program work.

The board documented no final policy change at the meeting; Quinton said the agency and Pacificorp will file differing testimony and the PSC will resolve the issue.

The program design committee will post updated slides and continue to work with outside counsel on testimony and on the startup cost agreement concept. The board will consider whether individual communities will opt into any voluntary startup cost agreement if the PSC does not adopt the agency’s preferred path.","Board members and program designers disagreed with Pacificorp over nearly $1.8 million in alleged startup costs and proposed a “startup cost agreement” tying any unpaid costs to later program-rate recovery; the board awaits Rocky Mountain Power/Pacificorp filings in a Public Service Commission docket now expected May 15.","actionData","errors"]

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