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Public speakers press council on CWLP, IRP timing and House Bill 2902
Summary
Residents and advocates urged the council to pursue a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for City Water, Light and Power and raised concerns about local control and transparency amid discussion of House Bill 2902.
Multiple speakers at the April 1 Springfield City Council meeting urged prompt, transparent planning for City Water, Light and Power (CWLP), and urged the council not to pause local work while state legislation moves through Springfield.
Ken Pasha, a longtime local commentator, criticized CWLP for previous contract decisions and urged the council not to accept blame deflected onto environmental groups. He told the council that prior wind contracts locked in rates that later cost ratepayers and that prior…
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