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Board receives update on utility policy rewrite and exploratory data-center interest
Summary
Staff said a policy-drafting team aims to deliver utility policies by year-end using peer templates; staff also reported facility issues and exploratory interest from data‑center developers seeking megawatts.
At the Oct. 9 meeting the board received an informational update that staff is drafting a suite of utility policies and expects to produce a first draft by mid-November and a complete package by the December deadline. Staff said they are adapting policies from peer utilities (documents from Douglas Hill and Marietta were mentioned) and assembling a cross-functional team including finance.
Separately, staff described recent facility access challenges (construction at the building and a basement lift-station issue that produced a foul smell and required temporary remote service) and thanked staff for adapting service operations. Staff also reported continued exploratory interest from data‑center developers and other cities seeking transmission capacity; staff said they will prepare contracts and recommendations for future board review.
This was an information-only item; board members asked for copies of the template policies being reviewed and indicated a desire for monthly project updates on capital projects and policy drafting progress.
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