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TCAP tells Saginaw leaders aggregation and strategic purchasing can lower costs
Summary
Margaret Summery of the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power told Saginaw councilors that TCAP's aggregation model (166 members) and strategic one‑year purchasing approach can reduce volatility and protect cities from misleading fixed‑price contracts; she also reviewed market shocks and state policy issues affecting local rates.
Margaret Summery, executive director of the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power, briefed Saginaw's council on Nov. 24 about how municipal aggregation and what TCAP calls "strategic purchasing" can reduce price volatility for cities.
Summery said TCAP, a nonprofit aggregation of 166 members, combines members' load profiles so wholesale suppliers see a flatter demand curve and…
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