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Lebanon City Council amends AMP power contract to allocate 20 MW behind‑the‑meter generation, declares emergency
Summary
Lebanon City Council on June 10 adopted an ordinance amending its power sales, lease and interconnect agreements with American Municipal Power Inc. to provide 20 megawatts of behind‑the‑meter generation and declared the measure an emergency.
Lebanon City Council on June 10 adopted an ordinance amending the city’s power sales contract and related agreements with American Municipal Power Inc. (AMP) to provide 20 megawatts of behind‑the‑meter generation, and declared the ordinance an emergency.
The ordinance moves the 20 megawatts of generation to 15 megawatts at Columbia Station and 5 megawatts at the Monroe Road substation and does not change the contract cost, according to the ordinance language read at the meeting.
Why this matters: The council said the change responds to operational adjustments and natural gas supply availability affecting AMP’s catch‑peaking project. The amendment alters where the city’s contracted behind‑the‑meter generation will be located while maintaining the existing contract price.
City staff described the installation timeline as driven by equipment lead times. “I think we’re still in that, you know, in that timeline. I don’t think that’s changed. It really was being driven by the lead time with the generation units, so I think we’re still on track,” a staff member told councilors during the discussion.
The ordinance text referenced amendments to three documents: the power sales contract, the lease agreement and the interconnect agreement with AMP. The council approved the ordinance by voice roll call. The roll call recorded affirmative votes from Mayor Messer, Vice Mayor Norris, Mr. Sellers, Mrs. Harper, Mr. Coe and Mr. Lamora; the motion to adopt was recorded as passed and the ordinance was declared an emergency.
Discussion versus decision: the council’s action was formal—an adopting ordinance combined with an emergency declaration. The only substantive discussion recorded in the transcript concerned the equipment lead time and schedule; no changes to contract price were proposed or approved during the meeting.
Next steps: the staff comment indicates a multi‑month procurement and installation timetable tied to vendor lead times; the ordinance’s emergency declaration suggests the city intends to move forward promptly with contract amendments and related implementation steps.
Meeting context: the item was discussed during regular business; the exchange recorded in the transcript was brief and limited to timing and logistics questions.
