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Council authorizes Rancho Mirage participation in IID Cook Street Substation, reserves capacity for affordable housing
Summary
Rancho Mirage authorized a funding and capacity reservation agreement with Imperial Irrigation District for the Cook Street substation; IID will participate at 18% (≈$7.5M) lowering the city's share to roughly $5.6M, and council authorized a contingency to reserve up to an additional 5,000 kW (~$3.2M) if capacity becomes available — vote 5–0.
The Rancho Mirage City Council on Dec. 4 authorized the city’s participation in a regional funding and capacity reservation agreement for the IID Cook Street substation, a step staff described as critical to three approved affordable housing projects slated for the city.
Staff said the Coachella Valley has experienced rapid growth and existing IID substations were at capacity, creating a barrier for developers seeking power service. The city had originally planned for roughly 15 MW of…
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