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Facilities director flags $742,000 electricity increase after power-purchase agreement ends

Lewiston School Committee / Lewiston Public Schools · March 12, 2026
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Facilities director Josh Burrow said the district’s prior power purchase agreement expired and electricity costs for FY27 are expected to rise about $742,000 (≈70%), calling energy a major risk in the facilities budget alongside insurance and vehicle costs.

Josh Burrow, the district’s facilities director, told the committee he had tried to keep facilities spending flat but that several unavoidable cost drivers have increased. He said the district formerly benefited from a long-term power purchase agreement at roughly 6.5 cents per kilowatt-hour; that agreement expired in December and, coupled with higher transmission and distribution…

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