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Consultants present feasibility study on townwide backup electric generation
Summary
Consultants from DGR presented a Generation Feasibility and Planning Study to the Alton City Council on March 11 proposing consideration of emergency/backup electric generation for the town; the council did not take formal action at the meeting.
Consultants from the engineering firm DGR presented a Generation Feasibility and Planning Study to the Alton City Council at its March 11, 2025, meeting, outlining options to install emergency and backup electric generation to serve the entire town.
The presentation was delivered by Christ Nordquist and Travis Zipf of DGR. According to the meeting record, the consultants summarized a feasibility and planning study evaluating the addition of emergency generation for municipal electric service; no formal motion or funding commitment was recorded during the meeting. Nordquist and Zipf left the meeting at 7:10 P.M.
Mayor Dan Vande Griend and council members Frederes, Jorgensen, Kleinhesselink, Mulder and Plathe heard the presentation. City Clerk/Administrator Dale Oltmans introduced the engagement with the consultants on the agenda but the transcript does not include technical details, cost estimates or a schedule for further action.
Why it matters: townwide backup generation could affect municipal electric-resilience planning and capital budgeting. The council’s record shows only that the study was presented; any follow-up — including staff recommendations, an engineering contract, or budget requests — was not recorded in the minutes for this session.
Next steps: the minutes do not record a vote or an explicit direction to staff; the council may consider the study at a future meeting or request additional information before any formal action.
