Title
Approving a resolution authorizing participation in the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Energy Cooperative and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Participation Agreement and related Electricity Agreement.
Summary
The City currently obtains electricity through an Interlocal Agreement with the General Land Office (GLO) that ended on April 30, 2020. This agreement contained an automatic provision for month-to-month service extension in the event service was not transferred prior to that date. Earlier this year, Council authorized the City Manager to extend the agreement on behalf of the City upon achievement of a maximum target rate. Electric prices in the market remained too high during the 30-day timeline and since the specified target rate was not achieved, the agreement extension was not executed.
Electric rates are declining, especially into future years, making a longer term agreement more favorable. Therefore, staff began to review other options for electric service. As a reminder, the Texas Legislature has enacted legislation that ends the GLO's electric program as of December 2023.
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) operates an Energy Cooperative (Cooperative) in accordance with Texas Local Government Code 271.101. This Cooperative is open to all local governments and assists members with competitive pricing of energy contracts. Benefits of utilizing the Cooperative agreement for electric services include: no penalty for monthly electric usage variations and flexible account add and delete options. This flexibility is important as the City is expanding water and wastewater utilities and facilities over the term. The Cooperative agreement is effective upon approval and automatically renews for one-year terms on the anniversary date unless terminated by either party.
While electric rates vary daily with market conditions, analysis of the rates offered by the Cooperative have shown to be lower t...
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