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Westminster council backs notifying PMPA to market excess Catawba nuclear capacity
Summary
Council authorized city staff to tell the Project Municipal Power Agency (PMPA) Westminster is willing to market roughly 1,674 kilowatts of its Catawba nuclear allocation while retaining about 3,400 kilowatts for future growth; officials said selling excess capacity could reduce wholesale power costs over the next decade.
Westminster City Council on Feb. 11 voted to notify the Project Municipal Power Agency (PMPA) that the city is willing to make a calculated portion of its Catawba nuclear allocation available for sale.
Council's action directs the city’s PMPA board director (the city administrator) to proceed with notifying PMPA of Westminster’s willingness to include roughly 1,674 kilowatts (about 1.674 megawatts) of excess capacity in a PMPA marketing pool and to retain approximately 3,400 kilowatts for local use. The council vote took place after a 90-minute presentation and Q&A by PMPA staff and city officials.
City Administrator Kevin Brunson and Joel Ledbetter, general manager…
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