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Council asks for briefing after November spike in wholesale power costs

Gardner City Council · January 5, 2026
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Council member Dave requested a presentation at the next meeting on recent wholesale power cost increases, citing an extended local generation outage and a derating at the Marshall Wind Farm; he suggested the council consider reimplementing the PCA, which has been on hold since 2023.

Council member Dave asked the council to schedule a briefing at the next meeting to explain recent wholesale power cost increases and to discuss possible council responses.

Dave said the city experienced a sharp increase in…

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