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Board authorizes staff to begin negotiating sale of paper capacity with Evergy
Summary
Power Plant Superintendent Drew Miller and City staff were authorized to negotiate sale of 6 MW paper capacity to Evergy (4-year term starting June 1, 2027) that staff estimates could yield about $48,000 per month; board authorized negotiations but did not finalize terms.
Power Plant Superintendent Drew Miller told the Board the city’s firm capacity is approximately 22.5 megawatts (about 13.5 MW from local generation plus 9 MW from power purchases) and that winter peak load recently reached 11.7 MW. Miller told the Board Evergy offered contracts for paper capacity and staff recommended pursuing negotiations; he said a four-year sale of 6 MW starting June 1, 2027 could bring roughly $48,000 per month (about $576,000 per year, roughly $2.3 million over four years). Miller also described a short winter-only option: a four-month (December–March) 5 MW term that might bring about $20,000 per month.
The Board authorized City Administrator/Utility Director Jeff Mitchell and Miller to move forward and begin negotiations with Evergy. The motion was recorded as passed (moved by Board Member Trinkler, second by Board Member Coleman) but the transcript does not include contract text, counterparty signatures, or a final authorization to execute an agreement.
