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City energy manager lays out transition plans, EDAM participation and project pipeline
Summary
Light & Power resource manager Tyson Godfrey told the Logan City Council the city’s peak load is about 100 MW, renewables have averaged 18% recently, and the utility is preparing for the Western EDAM market May 1 while tracking projects including Fremont Solar & Battery and a new Sub‑9 gas generator.
Tyson Godfrey, Light & Power resource manager, told the Logan City Council on Dec. 2 that the city’s current peak electricity demand is about 100 megawatts and the utility is preparing for changes in Western power markets and local generation.
Godfrey said dispatchable resources (coal, gas and local generation) currently make up roughly 58% of the city’s short‑term supply while renewables averaged about 18% over the last three months and market purchases about 25%. “Dispatchable just means that you can control when it’s on and off,” he said, adding that the utility’s remaining scheduled coal exposure is diminishing as contracts and unit availability change.
The presentation covered several specific…
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