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File #: 19568-25    Version: 1
Type: Briefing/Report (Dept, BCC) - No action requested Status: Presentations, Proclamations & Recognitions
File created: 1/3/2025 In control: Board of Public Utilities
On agenda: 2/5/2025 Final action: 2/5/2025
Title: Business Planning for Foxtail Flats
Presenters: Ben Olbrich
Indexes (Council Goals): Environmental Stewardship - Carbon-Neutral Energy Supply, DPU FY26 - 5.0 Continuously, Conscientiously, Work Toward Environmental Sustainability
Attachments: 1. A - Business Planning for Foxtail Flats

Title

Business Planning for Foxtail Flats

Recommended Action

This presentation is informational only. No formal action is to be taken by the Board of Public Utilities.

Utilities Manager's Recommendation

Recommend that Department of Public Utilities Electric Production staff continue managing Foxtail Flats development, schedule and risk, seek 5-year solar sales agreements and pursue long duration storage.

Body

The Foxtail Flats solar and storage projects are underway. When Foxtail Flats power and energy deliveries are at full capacity in 2027 there will be more capacity than needed to meet the Los Alamos Power Pool's load. The Electric Production division is evaluating several options for managing the excess capacity, considering costs, risks and resilience. This presentation provides current status on this evaluation.

Alternatives

None.

Fiscal and Staff Impact

None.

Attachments

A - Business Planning for Foxtail Flats