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Port Angeles approves 20‑year Bonneville Power Administration wholesale provider contract

Port Angeles City Council · November 6, 2025

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Summary

The City Council authorized the city manager to sign a Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) provider‑of‑choice wholesale power contract covering the next BPA contract period and allowing limited alternative energy generation. Council cited UAC recommendation and staff analysis; the motion passed unanimously.

The Port Angeles City Council on Nov. 3 authorized the city manager to sign the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) provider‑of‑choice wholesale power contract for the next contract period, a multi‑decade agreement intended to be executed by BPA before the end of 2025. The motion passed unanimously.

The contract item, moved up on the agenda so staff and legal counsel could be present, follows a favorable recommendation from the Utility Advisory Commission. Director Curtin told the council that the current BPA power contract ends in October 2027 and that BPA has been holding workshops to structure wholesale contracts for the next period. The administration recommended council authorize the city manager to execute all contract‑related documents and to make minor modifications as necessary.

Council members asked how local renewable projects would interact with the contract. “Within the agreement … we do have an annual 5 megawatt allowance for alternative energy,” Director Curtin said, noting the allowance is not limited to solar but is expected to be used for solar in the local context. Curtin said local generation could help with the city’s allocation of power tied to development activity.

Council member Amy clarified the contract applies to future wholesale arrangements and does not retroactively alter rate changes approved earlier this year; Curtin confirmed that any cost‑of‑service analyses tied to rates would be handled separately.

With no recorded opposition, Mayor Kate Dexter declared the motion approved unanimously. Council did not record a formal roll‑call vote in the minutes beyond the mayor’s announcement.

What happens next: staff will incorporate the new wholesale contract into future cost‑of‑service work and will administer the agreement under the city manager’s authority as approved by council.