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Power board recommends amended pooling agreement to city council to meet EDAM rules
Summary
The Hurricane City Power Board voted to forward an amended and restated pooling agreement to the city council that updates the pool for EDAM participation, clarifies governance and audit rights, and authorizes new annual purchase plans that require planning at 120% of forecasted load.
The Hurricane City Power Board voted to recommend that the City Council consider an amended and restated pooling agreement with the regional pool (UAMPS) that adapts the pool to the EDAM centralized wholesale market and new operational rules.
Presenter (S4), summarizing changes, said the existing pool agreement dated from 1980 and the revised contract "fully replaces the prior pooling agreement effective 05/01/2026." The presenter described new provisions governing settlements, revenue and charge allocation, audit rights, the formation of a project management committee (PMC) and an advisory committee, and rights for UAMPS to enter purchase agreements required under an annual purchase plan.
Why this matters: EDAM shifts participation from bilateral trades to an organized market. Presenter (S4) and Staff member (S2) told board members the new rules require participants to prepare annual purchase plans and to plan for 120% of forecasted load so the pool is resourced before the two‑day ahead market schedule. "So we have to get a 120% of our forecast to load," Presenter (S4) said; Chair (S1) punctuated the point in discussion: "It's a 120." Board members were told that if a participant’s generation is made available to EDAM it may be market‑controlled two days ahead, but Hurricane City has elected to opt its local generation mix out of market dispatch to preserve grandfathered transmission fee status and use those resources to reduce city load.
Board discussion noted legal and operational safeguards added to the contract. Presenter (S4) said contractual changes include explicit financial obligations, indemnification, termination terms and audit rights intended to protect members. Some language was revised after review by member cities and counsel; S3 said she "read through them as well" and found the changes consistent with the summary. Presenter (S4) also explained that participants may elect an opt‑out for UAMPS to make purchases on their behalf under the annual purchase plan, but that UAMPS remains authorized to make certain purchases to meet resource efficiency obligations.
The board moved to recommend the resolution to the city council. Chair (S1) called for a motion to recommend approval of the amended and restated pooling agreement to Hurricane City Council; Committee member (S6) moved, Committee member (S8) seconded, and the board approved the recommendation by voice vote. Presenter (S4) said staff will prepare a briefing and requested a work session prior to the council meeting to walk council members through the technical and financial impacts.
What’s next: Staff will deliver the finalized documents to council before May 1 and present the agreement at the upcoming council meeting. The agreement is intended to take effect 05/01/2026 if council approval follows.
Attribution note: Quotes and attributions come from attendees listed in the meeting transcript and are mapped to the speakers list in this package.
