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Council directs staff to commission updated electric integrated resource plan amid market volatility
Summary
City utilities staff told council Sept. 15 that capacity and energy market volatility in MISO Zone 5 — including auction price spikes and changes to accreditation for renewables — make an updated Integrated Resource Plan necessary; council directed staff to contract with The Energy Authority to prepare a new IRP and to hold public workshops.
The Columbia City Council on Sept. 15 directed staff to move forward with an updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for the electric utility, citing volatile capacity and energy markets and near‑term contract expirations.
Utilities Director Aaron Keyes told the council that price signals from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) have shifted dramatically in recent…
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