RMLD board adopts Policy 30 revision adding 5-mill trigger and 'increasingly noncarbon' language
The board approved revisions to Policy 30 (greenhouse gas reduction) adding a 5-mill per kilowatt-hour threshold that would require staff to return to the board if meeting noncarbon targets would materially increase customer costs; the board also added the phrase "increasingly noncarbon" to the policy purpose. Vote: 5-0.
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The RMLD Board of Commissioners voted to approve revisions to Policy 30 (greenhouse gas reduction), adopting a new cost-trigger that requires staff to return to the board if actions to meet noncarbon targets would change customer rates by 5 mils per kilowatt-hour from the approved baseline. A staff presenter explained the edit as a safeguard to ensure the board reviews any material cost increases before the utility moves forward.
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