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Baldwin City weigh options between GRDA baseload, Pratt County solar and municipal projects
Summary
At a work session, Baldwin City councilors and utility consultants debated reducing the city's GRDA baseload allocation and whether to join a 200 MW Pratt County solar project or pursue municipal/community solar; Pratt participation needs a decision at the next council meeting while the GRDA extension runs to spring 2026.
Baldwin City councilors and utility consultants spent a work session examining how much baseload power to retain under the city's Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) contract and whether to join a 200-megawatt large-scale solar project in Pratt County or pursue municipal/community solar.
Consultant (Speaker 1) told councilors Baldwin City currently holds a 3 MW GRDA allocation covering about 60'1% of the city's annual energy needs and recommended ratcheting that down to roughly 2 MW, which he said equates to about 40% of annual energy. "A 2 megawatt allocation would represent about 40% of your annual energy needs," Speaker 1 said, adding that the reduction would let the city stack intermediate and peaking resources on top of a stable foundation.
Why it matters: GRDA provides guaranteed 24/7 baseload supply and the council was told the GRDA product historically has provided rate…
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