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Power board: 2025 peak fell slightly from 2024; NEBO steam turbine out until spring
Summary
At its December meeting the Washington City Power Board reviewed a post‑peak report showing 2025 peak load about 1 MW below 2024 and heard that major NEBO steam‑turbine damage will keep the unit offline into spring, prompting a temporary 3 MW purchase and insurance claims.
Speaker 2 presented the 2025 post‑peak report and told the board the system feeding Washington County saw a peak about a megawatt lower than 2024 despite continuing customer growth. He attributed the difference primarily to milder overnight temperatures and fewer extreme heat hours, which reduced cooling‑degree days and overall summer load.
"The 2025 peak was about a megawatt overall less than the 2024," Speaker 2 said while walking through long‑term load graphs and temperature comparisons. He noted that, had 2025 seen temperature patterns like 2024, the peak would likely have matched the higher projections in the study.
The report summarized generation contributions…
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