11/23/2021 Resolutions 2021-327RESOLUTION 2021-327
WHEREAS, to ensure a reliable electric supply grid, electric utilities are required by
federal and regional agencies to maintain accredited electric generation facilities in an amount to
meet their maximum load requirements, plus a reserve to support outside needs in an emergency grid
situation; and
WHEREAS, with its units at Platte and Burdick, and a share of units at Nebraska City
and Hastings, the Utilities Department currently has accredited generation of 231 megawatts to serve
a maximum load of 170 megawatts; and
WHEREAS, Tenaska Power Services proposes under the terms of Amendment #3 to
the Energy Management and Settlement Service Agreement to buy surplus capacity from the
Department and sell to a third party which needs accredited capacity through May 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that Amendment #3 to the Energy Management
and Settlement Service Agreement with Tenaska Power Services is approved, and the Mayor is
hereby authorized to sign the amendment on behalf of the City of Grand Island.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, November 23, 2021.
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Roge . Steele, Mayor
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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November 22, 2021 tt City Attomey