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Jeremy
Gaston/Herald-Chronicle
A
new city sign created by Maynard Smith has been installed
south of Burlingame.
Burlingame signs primary energy contract
BURLINGAME—A new two-year electrical power supply
contract with Westar Energy, Inc., was approved by the Burlingame
City Council on Sep. 19.
The contract, which will become effective Jan. 1, 2012, will
enable Burlingame to continue purchasing a block of power
capacity. When the city’s load demand exceeds block
capacity, additional power would be provided through the city’s
generation capacity, supplemented as needed through allocation
of hydroelectric power produced by the Southwestern Power
Administration and the Western Area Power Administration.
The contract calls for Burlingame to pay three charges, plus
applicable taxes, to Westar for each billing period. A demand
charge will be billed at $9.58 per kilowatt-month for Burlingame
to receive 1,600 Kilowatts per hour (kWh) block capacity.
An energy charge will be billed for the cost of Westar to
produce the block of capacity from its generating sources.
A variable operation and maintenance (VOM) charge will be
billed at $2.28 per Megawatt (MW) of power received by Burlingame.
Currently, Burlingame is billed a demand charge of $9.82 for
1,700 kWh and VOM charge of $2.18 MW.
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$971,000 needed to maintain compliance
BURLINGAME—The Burlingame City Council conducted a special
meeting Sept. 23 to discuss and approve documents related
to securing funds to improve the city’s electrical plant
and power distribution system. The meeting included representatives
Christie Czarnek and Joseph McMurtry from Morrow Engineering,
Inc., Donna Crawford from Government Assistance Services (GAS),
Greg Wright from Energy Management Group (EMG) and CPA Stephen
Connelly.
The meeting outlined project work to adapt the city’s
diesel generators to conform to the Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engine (RICE) rule, enacted by the EPA in 2010
and scheduled to begin enforcement in 2013. To conform to
the new standard, each of the city’s four diesel engines
would be modified with installation of a catalytic converter.
The project also includes an upgrade to the transformer on
the Westar transmission lines, the city’s primary power
source.
Morrow Engineering estimated the project would cost $971,000.
A Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) could provide $400,000.
The remainder, approximately $571,000, would be funded by
issuance and sale of Electrical Utility System Revenue Bonds.
For the complete story, subscribe to the print or online
edition of The Osage County Herald-Chronicle at www.och-c.com/subscribe.html.
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