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Approval of Modification 26 to Extend the Contract Term by One-Hundred and Twenty-Days of the Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) between the Incorporated County of Los Alamos and the United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities recommend Council approve Modification 26 to the Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) between the Incorporated County of Los Alamos and the Department of Energy (DOE).
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Board approve the motion as presented.
Body
The Power Pool was established through the Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) between Los Alamos County and The Department of Energy in 1985. (Note: In 2002 the National Nuclear Security Administration was established as a branch of the Department of Energy and took over responsibility for the ECA. The acronyms NNSA, DOE, and LANL may be used interchangeably throughout this discussion). Through the contract, both parties contribute the power from, and costs of, each of the respective "Pool Approved Resources" into the pool, and those costs are then allocated back to the parties pro rata according to each party's usage. The contract has been renewed continuously since 1985. Historically the County has contributed approximately 75% of the resources, while the Lab has accounted for approximately 80% of the load.
The proposed Modification (MOD) 26 adds one hundred and twenty (120) days to the current agreement's expiration date of March 31,2026. If approved, then the new expiration date will be July 31, 2026. This extension will allow time for DOE to complete their contracting process to present back to the County.
The Los Alamos Power Pool met on March 11, 2026, and approved this MOD 26.
Progress on the New ECA
On December 19, the DPU received a draft-final ECA from the DOE just before the holidays. BPU formed a working group to review the ECA and held a couple of meetings over t...
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