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Huntersville board approves extensions to municipal power supply agreements through 2043
Summary
Following a presentation from Electric Cities, the board approved ordinances and agreements to extend project and supplemental power sales agreements with the North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1 to 2043 to align with the Catawba nuclear plant license.
Representatives of Electric Cities and the town described proposed extensions to two wholesale power agreements and the board approved those extensions unanimously on March 17.
Kevin Josephate of Electric Cities explained municipal power basics and the rationale for extending both a project power sales agreement and a supplemental power sales agreement to 2043 to match the expiration of the Catawba nuclear plant operating license. He said the agency's portfolio is largely supplied by Catawba and that the agency's resources are near 94% emissions‑free, emphasizing reliability and cost stability for member municipalities.
Josephate noted that the original power-agreement terms signed in the 1970s were limited to 50 years and that recent legislation allowed longer extensions; the town is one of 19 members in NC Municipal Power Agency No. 1. The board first adopted an ordinance determining it would consider the amended and restated agreements and then voted to approve both the amended and restated project power sales agreement and the amended and restated supplemental power sales agreement, both extending term dates to 2043; votes were unanimous.
Town officials said earlier closed-session analysis indicated significant value to Huntersville from the extensions, and staff recorded that approvals would dictate subsequent actions on the agenda.
