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(Series of 2001)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
PROVIDING NOTICE OF INTENT TO TERMINATE THE PURCHASE POWER
AGREEMENT FOR WIND ENERGY WITH THE PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY
AND PROVIDING FOR A REPLACEMENT WIND ENERGY PURCHASE AGREEMENT
WITH THE MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NEBRASKA.
WHEREAS, on May 11, 1999, the City entered into a contract for the purpose of
purchasing wind energy from the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) at its facility located at
Medicine Bow, Wyoming, and
WHEREAS, the City entered into a twenty-year agreement with the Municipal Energy
Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) for all the City's energy supply requirements, and
WHEREAS, the wind energy agreement with PRPA was negotiated through MEAN at
a t~hen MEAN had no wind energy facilities of its own, and
WHEREAS, MEAN is currently developing a wind energy site at Kimball, Nebraska,
and /
WHEREAS, it is to the mutual benefit of all the parties for the City to switch its Wind
energy purchases from PRPA to MEAN, and
WHEREAS, it is the City's intent to enter into a replacement wind energy purchase
agreement with MEAN and participate in the Kimball wind energy site in lieu of receiving
production from the Medicine Bow site, and
WHEREAS, a new agreement between the City and each of the parties will be
necessary to accomplish the above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT THE CITY OF ASPEN INTENDS TO TERMINATE ITS
EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH PRPA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WIND ENERGY
EFFECTIVE JULY, 2002. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF ASPEN
WILL REPLACE THE WIND ENERGY CURRENTLY PURCHASED FROM PRPA WITH
A NEW AGREEMENT WITH MEAN.
RESOLVED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 17TM DAY OF DECEMBER,
2001 BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO.
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing
is a tree and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the city of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held December 17, 2001.
athryn S. Koch, City Clerk
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