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Public Power Pool outlines procurement options, warns of near-term higher electricity forward prices
Summary
David Quinn of the Texas Conference of Urban Counties' Public Power Pool briefed Smith County on a new procurement for electricity, presenting a dual strategy and projecting possible rate increases for 2026–27.
David Quinn, program manager for the Public Power Pool (P3) at the Texas Conference of Urban Counties, presented procurement options and rate projections to Smith County Commissioner—s Court on April 1.
Quinn said P3, a 501(c)(4) political subdivision corporation with 99 member entities, negotiates bulk electricity contracts to secure prices closer to wholesale levels. He told the court Smith County has saved "just over $1,200,000" since joining P3 in February 2019…
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