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Council approves 25-year GRDA base-load contract at 1.5 MW and agrees to sell RECs
Summary
Baldwin City Council voted to approve a 25‑year contract with Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) for 1.5 megawatts of base‑load capacity and also authorized sale of renewable energy credits; council debated capacity needs, community solar options and risks of relying on the day‑ahead market.
Baldwin City Council voted to approve a 25‑year contract with the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) for 1.5 megawatts of base‑load capacity, after staff and the budget and finance committee presented modeling that balanced contracted capacity, the city’s own generation and planned municipal/community solar.
A staff summary described the municipality’s existing 3 MW GRDA contract and the recommendation to reduce contracted base load to 1.5 MW — combined with new solar capacity — because of high capacity costs and the…
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