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Murray power staff weigh joining UAMPS "all‑requirements" option as regional markets shift
Summary
Murray City power staff updated the council on a proposed UAMPS "all‑requirements" model and the Western market changes known as EDAM/CAISO, saying the city will study options but has made no commitment.
Murray City power staff briefed the municipal council on Sept. 2 about a new Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems option that would have UAMPS procure all wholesale power for participating members and about changes in western electricity markets driven by CAISO and an extended day‑ahead market (EDAM). Greg Malone, a member of the city's power department team, said the city is only exploring the option and has not committed to any change.
The discussion focused on two items: an "all‑requirements" procurement model UAMPS is proposing to offer members, and the extended day‑ahead market and balancing arrangements that PacifiCorp and others are joining. "All requirements...means they provide everything for us," Malone said, describing the option as one that would have UAMPS manage short‑, mid‑ and long‑term procurement on behalf of participating municipal utilities. Matt Young, who also spoke for the power department, explained CAISO as "a California independent…
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