Board recommends city sign updated MEAG supplemental‑power form; members discuss Wansley negotiations

The Marietta Board of Lights and Water voted to recommend that the mayor complete and return an updated supplemental‑power form to MEAG (Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia). The board’s motion to forward the form to city council for execution passed unanimously, "Motion carries 6 0." No roll‑call names were recorded in the transcript.

The item grew from a change in MEAG’s form: according to the general manager’s report, MEAG revised the supplemental‑power agreement form and changed which checkbox participants should select (from box 4 to box 5). The general manager said the board’s recommendation would authorize the mayor to complete and send the revised form back to MEAG to clarify how the city participates in supplemental power sales and procurement.

Members discussed how participants are treated under the supplemental policy. A board member asked whether Marietta is the only participant that is "long" (holding excess capacity); staff replied that several cities remain long and that each participant must return a form or a default selection will be used. The board heard that a pricing pool called ACES supplies market pricing for participating cities.

During the meeting the mayor and other members also described a recent MEAG board meeting update. The mayor said MEAG reported "successful negotiation with Georgia Power" that would allow pipeline or gas infrastructure to be brought to a future plant site such that MEAG could connect later without current upfront payment from Marietta. The mayor characterized the update as a major step and said it could enable construction of additional gas plants in the coming years; other speakers cautioned that negotiations were ongoing and not all decisions were final.

The board moved and passed the recommendation to city council to execute the revised MEAG supplemental form; staff said the form change simply moves which box to check on MEAG’s updated paperwork.