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Council tables Tallgrass gas reservation decision, seeks historical usage data

City Council of the City of Alma · July 20, 2026
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Summary

City staff presented options to reduce an 800 dekatherm/day gas transportation reservation to 700 or 750 dekatherms to cut costs; council tabled Resolution 9-2026 to Aug. 3, 2026 while requesting historical usage data including the 2006 ice storm.

Kent Fleischmann reviewed the city's current 800 dekatherm-per-day Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transportation reservation and outlined options to lower the reservation level—candidates included 700 or 750 dekatherms per day. He warned that reducing the reservation could produce annual savings but carries risks such as overage penalties, potential inability to restore capacity quickly and impacts during extreme events.

Council voted to table Resolution 9-2026 until the Aug. 3, 2026 meeting and requested additional historical usage information, including data from the 2006 ice storm, to inform any decision about reducing reservation levels. The tabling motion passed unanimously (4–0).

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