This well-staged "Study Session" is so long - running 2:44:25 - that The Brady Bunch had to take a break midway through almost three hours of presentations. What are they trying to do - scoring some points while trying not to bite themselves too bad and jamming up the over-loaded agendas for City Council meetings next week . . .Let's try to un-pack it all
NOW WE SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT PLANNING AHEAD FOR FASTEST GROWTH IN AMERICA: Mesa City Council "Study Session" MEGA-DROUGHT + MEGA-HEAT
TIME TO FACE SOME FACTS: Mesa is Vulnerable AF when it comes to that Group-Think Mentality within City Hall operations where rapid expansion is always the driving-force promoting Un-Sustainable development.
WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL 2050 > IT'S ALREADY ALMOST TOO LATE
Mesa currently purchases ~ 80% of its electric energy supplies from the Western Regional Energy Market (Western Market)
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Mesa’s Electric Energy Supply Strategies
Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) used to plan for electric supplies
Maintain hydroelectric supplies: 20% hydroelectric power under long-term contracts
Increase competition for market purchases: 80% wholesale energy procurements
1-5 Year term purchases via competitive RFP
Spot market/short term purchases through Western RMS
THEY ONLY KEEPING-ON SPINNING THEIR WHEELS > ROUND-AND-ROUND WE GO!
Council Study Session Notice: To decrease COVID-19 exposure, the City Council Chambers is closed, but public viewing and input on the items are available electronically.
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City Council Study Session
City of Mesa
Meeting Agenda - Final Mesa
Council Chambers 57 East First Street
Thursday, June 24, 2021 7:30 AM Lower Council Chambers
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Roll Call (City Council members participate in person or by electronic means.)
1 Review and discuss items on the agenda for the July 1, 2021 regular Council meeting
2 Presentations/Action Items:
21-0722 Hear an update from the Maricopa Association of Governments regarding homelessness in Maricopa County, and an overview on the process and timeline to draft regional, data-driven strategies to address and coordinate homeless regional response priorities and participation
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| File #: | 21-0722 |
| Type: | Presentation | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council Study Session |
| On agenda: | 6/24/2021 |
| Title: | Hear an update from the Maricopa Association of Governments regarding homelessness in Maricopa County, and an overview on the process and timeline to draft regional, data-driven strategies to address and coordinate homeless regional response priorities and participation. |
| Attachments: | 1. Presentation |
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21-0723 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the challenges facing electric utilities in the southwest energy markets this summer and methods to mitigate the impacts on Mesa’s electric customers
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| File #: | 21-0723 |
| Type: | Presentation | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council Study Session |
| On agenda: | 6/24/2021 |
| Title: | Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the challenges facing electric utilities in the southwest energy markets this summer and methods to mitigate the impacts on Mesa’s electric customers. |
| Attachments: | 1. Presentation |
27 Slides Summer 2021 Electric Supply
CURRENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN >> SLIDE 25
• Mesa currently purchases ~ 80% of its electric energy supplies from the Western Regional Energy Market (Western Market)
• First sign of challenges we are facing now was August 2020
• On multiple days for multiple hours, prices began spiking to levels not seen since the California Energy crisis of the early 2000’s.
Causes
Natural gas on margin
Trading purely on risk of another blackout
Mesa must evaluate its participation in the market
August 2020 and February 2021 we saw the results of shrinking reserve margins and unexpected shutdowns of generation
Western Market experiencing:
1. Retirement of large generating plants
2. WITHOUT adequate new plant builds
3. Fastest customer growth in the country
Mesa’s Electric Energy Supply Strategies
Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) used to plan for electric supplies
Maintain hydroelectric supplies: 20% hydroelectric power under long-term contracts
Increase competition for market purchases: 80% wholesale energy procurements
1-5 Year term purchases via competitive RFP
Spot market/short term purchases through Western RMS
Strategies to Mitigate – Mid-Long Term
1. Supply Side
**Gas Generation in ESA Utility Scale Solar – 2023-2024
Local Solar at City Facilities
Microgrids
2. Demand Side
City Building Demand Reduction
Customer programs
AMI/AMR - Rates
Customer Net Metering Program
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Market Purchases 40.1%
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Power Supply Portfolio by Source with Utility Solar, Public Safety Microgrid, 10 MW Internal Gas Generation
Slide 10
- Utility Scale Solar Projects 16.5%
- Local Solar (Utility and Net Metered) 1.8%
- Hydroelectric Resources 19.0%
- Microgrid and Gas Generation 22.6%
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