05/13/2025 Resolutions 2025-153 RESOLUTION 2025-153
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, Burdick, Prairie Breeze III, Solar Farm, and a
share of units at Nebraska City, Hastings, and WAPA, the Utilities Department currently has
accredited winter generation that is fifty-two Megawatts in exceedance of what is required to serve
the existing City load during the months noted; and
WHEREAS,NextEra Energy proposes under the terms of the Confirmation Letter,as
required under the Master Power Purchase&Sale Agreement entered into via Resolution 2022-224,
to buy surplus capacity from the Department and sell to a third party which needs accredited
capacity from December 2026 through March 2027 and from December 2027 through March 2028.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA,that the Confirmation Letter with NextEra Energy
is approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign the letter on behalf of the City of Grand
Island.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, May 13, 2025.
roger G. Steele, Mayor
Attest:
Fill Granere, City Clerk