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Tecumseh awarded $1.32 million NDEE grant to upgrade electrical substation
Summary
City staff told the council the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy awarded Tecumseh an $851,358 Grid Resiliency Grant with a $467,919 local match (total $1,319,277) to fund substation upgrades and resilience work.
The City of Tecumseh will use a Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) Grid Resiliency Grant and local matching funds to upgrade its electrical substation, city staff reported at the July 7 council meeting.
Staff member Doug Goracke told the City Council the grant award is $851,358, with a required local match of $467,919, bringing the project total to $1,319,277. Council members were informed the funds are intended for upgrades to the substation to improve grid resiliency.
Goracke also briefed the council on recent utility disruptions and related maintenance activities: storm damage resulted in several outages, a 10-inch water main break north of town affected service, and crews are digging a tap near the plant for a cooling project. He reported progress on permitting for new generation units and that Engine No. 2 is back in service.
The council did not take a separate motion on the grant award during the meeting; the award and the project budget were presented as part of the Utility Department report. The city will need to follow the grant’s procurement and matching-fund requirements as the project proceeds and coordinate construction and permitting items noted in the report.
Next procedural steps were not specified in the meeting minutes; a project schedule, procurement plan and formal acceptance of grant terms were not detailed in the record provided.
