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City-funded energy sourcing study proceeds as TEP franchise renewal approaches; public engagement planned
Summary
A city-funded energy-sourcing study examining municipal utility feasibility, community choice aggregation, solar procurement and microgrids is on schedule; consultants expect a draft in March and final report in May as the city prepares for TEP franchise discussions.
The City of Tucson’s contracted study of energy-sourcing options — including the feasibility of a municipal utility, a community choice aggregation (CCA) program, solar contractual models and microgrids — is on schedule, city-contracted consultants told the mayor and council.
GDS Associates, the consultant team, said it started substantive work in October, plans a draft report for March and aims for a final report in May. The firm described the four-part scope: municipalization (purchase of distribution assets and city-operated utility), the feasibility of a CCA program (power supply procurement while a distribution utility remains with the…
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