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Council asks for briefing after November spike in wholesale power costs
Summary
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 wholesale power costs after a local generation plant outage lasted longer than planned and the Marshall Wind Farm was derated for maintenance, which together forced the city to purchase replacement power on the open market at a premium while still paying fixed ownership costs. He recommended a presentation to show how recent events made the city “a rate taker instead of a rate maker” and to consider reimplementing the power cost adjustment (PCA), which has been on hold since 2023.
Mayor Munoz and council members agreed to add the presentation to the next meeting agenda. The discussion was a request for information and did not include a formal vote on rate changes or implementation of a PCA.
