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Baldwin City Council asks staff for numbers before deciding on long-term power deal
Summary
Council members questioned whether to lock into long-term GRDA capacity after staff explained the GRDA product is a fixed 25-year contract and recommended staff return with data on average and peak load, solar and storage options, and resale potential.
Baldwin City Council members pressed staff for more analysis before committing to a long-term power contract, focusing on whether the city should retain capacity in a 25-year GRDA (Grand River Dam Authority) agreement or reduce capacity and supplement with renewables.
Councilmember (Unidentified Speaker 4) raised the central concern: "there's no growth language at all in these things," noting the GRDA product is a fixed megawatt-hour amount and asking how the city would serve future load growth. Staff (Unidentified Speaker 2) replied that the GRDA…
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