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ENERGY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
January 11, 2024 – 5:30 pm
222 Laporte Ave – Colorado Room
Zoom – See Link Below
1. [5:30] CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. [5:30] PUBLIC COMMENT
3. [5:35] APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 14, 2023 MINUTES
4. [5:45] DISCUSS RATE INCREASE COMMUNICATION (Discussion, 30 Min.)
Lance Smith, Senior Director, Utilities Finance
5. [6:15] DISCUSS MEMO TO CITY COUNCIL RE: PLATTE RIVER’S PLANS FOR A
NATURAL GAS TURBINE (Discussion, 30 Min.)
6. [6:45] REVIEW 2024 PLANNING CALENDAR (Discussion, 30 Min.)
7. [7:15] APPROVE 2023 ANNUAL REPORT (Discussion, 30 Min.)
8. [7:45] VICE CHAIRPERSON ELECTION (Decision, 15 Min.)
9. [8:00] BOARD MEMBER REPORTS (5 min.)
10. [8:05] FUTURE AGENDA REVIEW (5 min.)
11. [8:10] ADJOURNMENT
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ENERGY BOARD
December 14, 2023 – 5:30 pm
222 Laporte Ave – Colorado Room
ROLL CALL
Board Members Present: Bill Althouse (remote), Marge Moore, Alan Braslau, Jeremy Giovando,
Stephen Tenbrink, Vanessa Paul, Brian Smith, Bill Becker (remote)
Board Members Absent: Thomas Loran
OTHERS PRESENT
Staff Members Present: Christie Fredrickson, Kendall Minor (remote), Cyril Vidergar, John Phelan, Brian
Tholl, Michael Authier
Members of the Public: Sue McFaddin
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Chairperson Tenbrink called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & AGENDA CHANGES
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Randy Fischer emailed City staff a comment regarding the Riverside Community Solar Project and asked
it to be read aloud during tonight’s meeting, as he was unable to attend in person or remotely. Mr. Fischer
is a participant in the project and expressed his deep concern about the timeline for repairs, not just for
participants of the project but for a loss of the resource and the value it adds to the community. He
encouraged the Board and City staff to engage every possible resource available to reduce climate-
destroying emissions and to affirm commitment to renewable energy by quickly getting a valuable,
existing renewable resource up and producing power again.
Ms. McFaddin implored the Board to utilize their power and voice to speak up against Platte River’s plan
to explore a gas plant, or advocate for Public Utilities Commission oversight. Renewable energy is
inexpensive, and the City continues to raise rates without adopting new resources.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
In preparation for the meeting, board members submitted amendments via email for the November 9,
2023, minutes. The minutes were approved as amended.
PURPA FERC RULING ON MUST CONSIDER LANGUAGE
John Phelan, Energy Services Manager & Energy Policy Advisor
Cyril Vidergar, Assistant City Attorney II
Mr. Phelan briefly explained PURPA and the request for this evening, for those Board members who were
not here last year when this process began.
PURPA, or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, is a United States Act passed in 1978 as part of the
National Energy Act. It was meant to promote energy conservation and promote greater use of domestic
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energy and renewable energy. PUPPA has enacted many new standards over the years under Section
111(d), and a new set was most recently added in 2021 via the IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act) for demand flexibility and electric vehicles.
Procedurally, this process commenced in November 2022, and continues with a public hearing
represented in tonight’s Energy Board meeting, which will result in a recommendation to City Council
regarding staff’s determination. The language in the new standard could be used, depending on the type
of regulatory utility, for rate cases, etc. For utilities like Fort Collins, who are not regulated, the standards
must be considered (“shall consider”), and to “make a determination” concerning implementation of such
standards.
Section 111(d) asks to consider new standards for demand response and flexibility, as well as electric
vehicle charging. Mr. Phelan explained that Fort Collins Utilities is already aligned with these new
standards. Formally, the staff recommendations are as follows:
1. STAFF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING HISTORIC STANDARDS in Section 111 (d) (11)-
(19): Staff recommends City Council maintain current City Electric Utility policies related to those
PURPA Art. I standards set forth in Section 111 (d) (11)-(19), 16 U.S.C. 2621, as amended by the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, including policies
relating to net metering, time-of-day rates, renewable energy incentives, renewable energy
resource integration, and interconnection standards, as amended by Council Ordinances No.
056, 2009; No. 003, 2010; No. 074, 2013; Nos. 053 and 163, 2018; No.125, 2019; No. 139, 2020;
and No. 149, 2021.
2. STAFF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING STANDARD in Section 111 (d) (20): Utilities staff
conducted a comparison of existing City electric utility rates and standards with the updated
EPAct standards, finding the City’s electric utility operations comport with the goals of and
demonstrate compliance with the updated demand response standards, determining that
separately adopting the EPAct standards is not in the best interest of City electric utility
ratepayers as it may be duplicative and interfere with current benefits received by ratepayers.
3. STAFF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING STANDARD in Section 111 (d) (21): Utilities staff
conducted a comparison of existing City electric utility rates and standards with the updated
EPAct standards, finding the City’s electric utility operations comport with the goals of and
demonstrate sufficient compliance with updated electric vehicle charging standards, determining
that separately adopting the EPAct standards , including shifting how marginal costs are
recovered under existing rate schedules, is not in the best interest of City electric utility
ratepayers as it may be duplicative and interfere with current ratepayer incentives.
Board members wondered if there is value in supporting the PURPA standards to maintain that the City is
clear on their commitment to its climate goals. Mr. Vidergar noted that Fort Collins is home rule
municipality, and declining to act on the standards doesn’t change what work staff is already doing,
However, staff recognizes that it may create an issue in the public’s perception. On the other side,
adopting the language right out of PURPA would require an update to the City’s code, and that creates
potential to tie our hands, limiting what can and can’t be done. Board member Smith suggested changing
the staff recommendation language so that it sounds more positive, as opposed to using the phrase “not
in the best interest,” which may help with the issue of perception.
Board members discussed if the Utility’s rate structure (i.e. Time of Day rates) follows the spirit of
PURPA’s article standards. Mr. Vidergar said it’s important to consider other policies and projects
happening in the City, as PURPA is only looking at rates, which is only a portion of the larger picture.
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Board member Braslau said the City cannot hide behind the fact that the Utility has a rate structure that
may support the community’s goals if it also doesn’t have the policies or oversight to back up those goals.
Mr. Phelan said it’s important to remember that it is likely that rates will change significantly over the next
few years due to the significant changes on the horizon, such as Platte River entering a regional
transmission market, the new utility billing system, etc.
Board member Althouse said PURPA is designed to bring distributed resources to Investor-Owned
Utilities, but Fort Collins Utilities should be blowing past these standards. He commended Mayor Arndt for
saying (in a recent blog post) that the only way to make a serious commitment of local resources in order
to lower the City’s purchased power costs; the best way to lower rates is to buy less.
Board member Moore moved the Energy Board recommend that City Council adopt by resolution
the staff recommendations that:
1. Recognize past actions related to PURPA Article 1, Section 111 Subsection (d) standards;
2. Recognize the value of these PURPA standards (paragraphs 20 and 21 of section 111) of
the EPAct standards for demand response and electric vehicle charging;
3. Separate formal adoption of the EPAct standards does not provide additional benefit to
city electric utility rate payers based on current operations;
4. Council should keep in mind that ongoing consideration of policies and regulation will be
necessary in order for the electric rate provisions to have their intended outcomes.
Board member Smith seconded the motion.
Discussion:
Board member Althouse wondered if PURPA is irrelevant to Fort Collins Utilities because of the Mayor’s
commitment to the deployment of local resources, and he wondered how the Board will support that
commitment.
Vote on the Motion: It passed, 7-1, with one absent.
Board member Moore moved the Energy Board to write an addendum memo providing additional
context and summary of the Board’s discussion at tonight’s meeting.
Vice Chairperson Paul seconded the motion.
Vote on the Motion: It passed unanimously, 8-0, with one absent.
DISCUSSION OF PLATTE RIVER’S NATURAL GAS PLANT
Chairperson Tenbrink said he wanted to bring this discussion to the Board and agree upon some kind of
position and action they can take as a Board. He explained that as he understands it, Platte River is
pursuing a closed RFP (request for proposal), as opposed to an Open RFP. He is also concerned about
opening a natural gas-powered turbine given the City’s (and Platte River’s) climate goals. Mr. Tenbrink
added that he didn’t realize this project was on its way to being signed off on, and why City Council did
not approach the Board for feedback ahead of the decision.
Board member Braslau said Mayor Ardent has said she did not receive any negative feedback about the
project, but he personally reached out to her and did not hear back. Board member Smith asked for
clarification about where the project currently stands, he wondered if it is already approved and signed off
on by all required leadership at the Platte River Board. Mr. Minor said there was an all-renewable Open
RFP that was considered for capacity for dispatchable energy that Platte River decided not to pursue.
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The RFP for the natural gas turbine is still under evaluation and has not been finalized at this time and will
not be finalized until next year. When it is complete, it will be brough before the Board to discuss next
steps. Board members wondered if there was still time for the process to be evaluated by the PUC.
Mr. Camacho explained that Platte River is not regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Platte
River file their Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) through the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA),
as customers of WAPA. They also volunteered their Clean Energy Plan to the PUC, which supports the
State’s carbon reduction goals. Platte River’s Board of Directors passed a resolution in October that gave
staff direction to pursue options for dispatchable capacity based on the limitations that are already
forecasted through their resource planning based on where technology currently sits with long-duration
battery storage and the growing need to network out a Virtual Power Plant and the volatile intermittency
of renewable energy. Based on that, staff recommended pursuing the permitting process for an
aeroderivative turbine facility that does run off natural gas but would eventually be able to run off green
hydrogen once that becomes commercially viable. He reiterated that staff is currently outlining the
permitting process for this turbine.
Board member Giovando asked why Platte River needs the turbine. Is the capacity needed to be part of
the regional market, or is Platte River worried about the integration of renewables. Mr. Camacho said it is
all of the above; Platte River is integrating a large number of renewable resources that will be transitioned
to the base load as they retire coal-fired generation, and there is also a resource adequacy mandate for
all participants in the regional transmission market.
Board member Paul asked when Platte River expects hydrogen to be commercially viable. Mr. Camacho
stated its an emerging technology; resource planners are working with models and researchers working
on the 2024 IRP and as of right now they are anticipating it could be available in the middle part of the
next decade (2030s), but that is an optimistic forecast based on where technology sits today.
Board member Braslau said his fear that the ability to convert the turbine to green hydrogen is a smoke
screen; he said it is not a question of economic viability but is the turbine really going to be adaptive from
a materials perspective. There are so many challenges with materials, and he believes that is taking the
wrong approach, he suggested distributed fuel cells as an alternative. He believes this investment is
being made to be used, used to sell energy, and used to sell ancillary services. He expects Platte River
will burn a lot of natural gas in the future and that is not part of the City’s climate goals.
Mr. Camacho said it is Platte River’s responsibility as a generation utility to provide the reliability factor,
and so they will pursue and explore options to ensure reliability for all its owner communities.
Chairperson Tenbrink asked why Platte River will not be exploring the all-source RFP. Mr. Camacho said
Platte River is looking at multiple RFPs, and they are all very specific to capturing as many renewable
options for Platte River and its Resource Diversification Policy (RDP). An all-source RFP would look at
every option possible, that could even possibly include natural gas or other carbon-emitting resources.
Platte River is very specific with the types of energy sources that are needed to support the RDP.
Board member Althouse said natural gas has priority for residential heating in the wintertime, and the way
Platte River describes dark calm as a five-day stretch of below zero, Platte River will not be able to get
gas; they will need gas storage, so he wondered what is the cost of 200MW running nonstop for five days
(storage, compression, facility, etc.), so that it actually can run during the dark calm. Mr. Camacho said he
does not have an answer for that offhand, so he would need to follow up with him and the Board at a later
date.
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Chairperson Tenbrink proposed that he write a draft memo expressing the Board’s concerns about this
effort, and he will have the Board review and vote on sending the memo to City Council at their next
meeting. Board member Braslau said it would be even more impactful if some Board members could go
to the Council meeting and read the memo during public comment.
Board member Moore asked if Platte River didn’t pursue the gas turbine, what is the alternative option(s)
during a dark calm period. Board member Smith advised it is both for capacity and for reliability. Board
member Braslau believes that if Platte River is investing in the turbines, then they are going to run them; if
they don’t run them then it becomes a stranded cost. He said there could be other solutions that are less
financially favorable for Platte River, but they are not considering those. Chairperson Tenbrink said he is
concerned that there could be scenarios when Platte River is generating enough to meet the
communities’ loads, but the market has a need and so the turbines will be run to satisfy the market’s
need, even if we do not need it locally.
Mr. Phelan noted that what we know about the market today is that the participants are showing up with
both load and resources, and they must show up every day with enough resources to cover their own
load. That does not mean that those resources are going to run on any given day (save a peak summer
or winter day, or similar). It remains largely an economic dispatch approach, and the challenge is that the
resource planning doesn’t change going into the market, yet the operations will be very different, and that
question of how things will operate remains unanswered. The City’s (and the other three cities’)
relationship will change as Platte River shifts to a market representative, so how the City will help guide
Platte River’s future operations (as a member of Platte River), is an open question right now.
Mr. Camacho said understanding how a market will function is incredibly complex, there are specific
reasons for asking a market participant to dispatch a resource. Though this market will be new when
Platte River joins it, there are other markets across the nation that we can study to understand the
functionality and operations. Finally, he added that the aeroderivative turbines are capable of dispatching
on a moment’s notice based on the volatility of renewable generation (unlike the existing combustion
turbines at Rawhide). Board members asked about short-term battery storage and Mr. Camacho
confirmed Platte River is investing in the technology.
Board member Althouse said batteries provide ramping time to get turbines online, if this is about power
quality and instant response, there is nothing quicker than a battery that can act as a bridge.
The Board agreed that Chairperson Tenbrink should draft a memo and he will send to the Board to review
over the holiday break.
DRAFT 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
Chairperson Tenbrink explained the purpose of the annual report and advised he would be wrapping up
his draft version and distributing it to the Board. He asked that each member take some time to review
and add additional content as they see fit.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Board member Braslau said the Land Use Code will be addressed at the next City Council meeting after
a petition by local group Preserve Fort Collins was successful in collecting enough signatures to bring it
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back to Council. Council will need to decide to repeal the last iteration of the code or send the code to the
ballot for voters to decide.
FUTURE AGENDA REVIEW
January’s meeting will include a final review of the Board’s annual report, a review of the Board’s draft
planning calendar for the year ahead, as well as the possibility of officer elections (the Board may also
decide to wait until the new Board is seated in April to hold elections.
ADJOURNMENT
The Energy Board adjourned at 7:47 pm.
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ENERGY BOARD
2023 Annual Report
January 11, 2024
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ENERGY BOARD MEMBERS
The following Fort Collins residents served on the board in 2023:
1. Bill Althouse
2. William Becker (Vice Chairperson January-July 2023)
3. Alan Braslau
4. Jeremy Giovando
5. Thomas Loran
6. Marge Moore
7. Vanessa Paul (Vice Chairperson, elected in July 2023)
8. Brian Smith
9. Steve Tenbrink (Chairperson, elected in January 2023)
ACTIVITY
The Energy Board held:
• 12 Regular Meetings
• 5 Work Sessions
• 1 Memo to City Council
FORMAL ACTIONS
The Board took the following actions in 2023 at the meetings noted:
• The Energy Board supported the appropriation of these funds from the respective utility’s reserves
to support the next phase of the modernization of the utilities customer information system. (March
9)
• The Energy Board supported bringing an appropriation ordinance forward for the consideration of
the full City Council to support the licensing and full implementation of the modernization of the
Utilities Customer Information System – Customer Self Service Portal. (July 13)
• The Energy Board supported the issuance of $40 million in revenue bonds from the Electric and
Telecommunications Enterprise Fund to support Light & Power capital improvement needs, which
supports existing and new customers, but the Board did not feel they had enough information or the
purview to support the funding for the completion of the Connexion build out. (August 10)
• The Energy Board supported the proposed changes to 2024 Electric Utility rates and fees. (October
12)
• The Energy Board Supported the proposed 2024 budget changes for grid flexibility programs by
redeploying the funding for the budget offer originally intended to support IEEE’s 2030.5 Grid
Flexibility Protocol. (October 12)
• The Energy Board recommend that City Council adopt by resolution the staff recommendations
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that:
1. Recognize past actions related to PURPA Article 1, Section 111 Subsection (d) standards;
2. Recognize the value of these PURPA standards (paragraphs 20 and 21 of section 111) of the
EPAct standards for demand response and electric vehicle charging;
3. Separate formal adoption of the EPAct standards does not provide additional benefit to city
electric utility rate payers based on current operations;
4. Council should keep in mind that ongoing consideration of policies and regulation will be
necessary in order for the electric rate provisions to have their intended outcomes. (December
14)
General Comment:
The Energy Board, while involved in many discussions over items presented to us by city utility
staff, has some concerns about the usefulness of the Board with respect to its role and
responsibilities. The general consensus of board members is that the board should be more
proactive and focused on issues relating to meeting the goals set in the Our Climate Future
document that Council approved last year and should encourage Council to address such
issues when the Board perceives a problem with meeting those goals. This issue was
discussed at length during our May 11th and July 13th meetings. One outcome is that we have
requested that all presentations carry a component, if applicable, that reflects how well the
effort presented will promote the climate goals set for the city and how well it is doing in this
regard..
2023 WORK PLAN OBJECTIVES and RELATED ACTIVITIES
In addition to the highlighted issues and the formal actions taken, the Board discussed or receivedreceived
and discussed presentations on topics related to the work plan objectives and related issues. Listed below
are the activities for 2023 under each of the six work plan objectives.
1. Climate Emergency
a. Discussion how the Board can prioritize their impact and actions as related to the
Our Climate Future Plan and Climate Emergency (May 11)
b. Platte River’s exploration of an aeroderivative gas turbine (December 14). There is
concern by some Board members about PRPA’s plans to build a natural gas plant which is
seen as counter to the climate goals set for the city. A memo to Council is proposed for
early 2024.
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c. (See Objective 2)
2. Implementing Our Climate Future
a. Our Climate Future Updates & Next Moves (February 9, August 10)
b. Efficiency Works Homes Rebate Relaunch (March 9)
c. Our Climate Future Metrics Summary & Definitions (March 9, September 14)
d. 2022 Energy Services Results (May 11)
e. Building Energy Scoring Impact Study & Building Performance Standards Planning
(May 11, September 14)
f. Discussion how the Board can prioritize their impact and actions as related to the
Our Climate Future Plan and Climate Emergency (May 11)
g. Building Energy Code Strategy Development Update (June 8)
h. Community Wide Solar Visualization Tool (September 14)
3. Cost of Service and Rate Structures
a. 2022 Year End Budget Recap (March 9)
b. 2024 Rates & Fees (October 12)
c. Demand Response Business Unit 2024 Budget Revision (October 12)
4. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
a. 2024 Rates & Fees (October 12)
5. Engaging Beyond the Energy Board on Related Topics
a. PRPA initiatives:
i. Platte River’s Integrated Resource Plan (August 10)
ii. Platte River’s exploration of an aeroderivative gas turbine (December 14)
b. Discussion of other City Boards & Commissions and how the Energy Board could
attend and keep informed of crossover discussions (April 13). Some Board members
have attended and reported back on other city board and commission meetings and we hope
to continue and expand on this effort in the future.as these relate to our role.
6. Protecting Light & Power Assets & Customers
a. Operational Updates (February 9, May 11, June 8, November 9)
b. New equipment purchases, implication of long lead times in a rising-cost
environment (transformers, etc.) (February 9)
c. Discussed reserve funding management and raised concerns about using reserves
for loans for non-L&P needs (Connexion). The Board drafted a memo to City Council
about this matter in August (March 9, August 10)
d. Customer Information System (CIS) Off Cycle Appropriation Request (March 9, July
13)
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e. Federal & State Funding Update (April 13)
f. Transformer Load Shaping Analysis (April 13)
g. Capital Improvement Debt Issuance (August 10)
7. Ongoing Responsibilities
a. Discussion of the Energy Boards Objectives/Duties and how they can best utilize
their time and resources, as well as staff’s (July 13)
b. Ongoing discussions and motions regarding electrification including Electric Vehicle
(EV) charging, Residential Solar Panel size limitations (120% rule), Epic Homes
Program
c. Engaged with Platte River Power Authority for continuing advancement of the City’s
energy, climate, and air pollution goals, including a 100% renewable resource mix
by 2030.
i. Platte River’s Integrated Resources Plan (August 10)
ii. Platte River’s exploration of an aeroderivative gas turbine (December 14)
d. Other items that are brought before the board.
8. Occasional or Impromptu Discussions:
a. Electrification
b. Platte River’s plan to join a regional Market and its local impact
c. Riverside Community Solar Garden issue (November 9, December 14)
d. Equity issues involving IQAP and other initiatives (October 12)
e. Reviewed process of the “shall consider” requirements of PURPA under the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (December 14)